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Consultants brief Valley Central board on solar, heat pumps and incentives for clean-energy projects
Summary
CSR/Blake Engineering presented renewable-energy options — rooftop and ground-mounted solar, air-source and geothermal heat pumps, thermal storage — and explained structural, interconnection and incentive considerations (including NYSERDA and Investment Tax Credit rules).
District consultants from CSR Arch and Blake Engineering gave a broad clean-energy update at the Sept. 20 board meeting, walking trustees through technical options and state incentive rules that could affect future capital projects.
The consultants described common solar options — roof-mounted ballasted systems, ground-mounted arrays and canopy-mounted panels in parking areas — and stressed the need to evaluate roof structural capacity and remaining roof life…
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