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Salisbury Township SD committee backs moving forward with three-site solar PPA and LED upgrade
Summary
The Operations & Finance Committee heard McClure representatives and administration recommend moving ahead with three PPAs for rooftop solar and a $607,000 LED lighting retrofit, projecting roughly $2.0 million in savings in the guaranteed-energy-savings term and about $4.5 million over the PPA term; administration plans to bring agreements to the November board meeting.
The Salisbury Township School District Operations & Finance Committee on Nov. 5 heard updated analysis from McClure and the administration on a proposed rooftop solar initiative and a concurrent LED lighting retrofit, and the administration recommended placing the contracts on the November board agenda for approval.
Mark, a project representative from McClure, walked the committee through a utility-bill baseline for four district buildings and a two-mile virtual‑metering design that would allow surplus generation at some sites to offset usage at others. He said the proposed arrays would cover roughly 103% of the elementary school’s demand (including adjacent administration loads), about 90% of the middle school, and approximately 65% of the high school (rising to about 73% if the LED upgrades are adopted).
A McClure representative described procurement as three power‑purchase agreements (PPAs)—one per…
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