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Council hears updates on Shelby solar outage, water fund strain and waterline work
Summary
City staff told council the Shelby solar array is offline after a likely lightning strike with a transformer replacement cost estimated at about $100,000 and a ~12-week lead time; staff also flagged a tight water fund, $269,000+ annual chemical costs, surveillance activation issues, and progress on the Shelby Avenue waterline project.
City staff updated Shelby City Council on multiple infrastructure and utility items, reporting a solar-array outage, tight water-fund balances, troubles bringing surveillance cameras online, and a low bid and pre-construction timeline for a major waterline project.
Staff said the Shelby solar array is down for unscheduled maintenance after a presumed lightning strike that compromised the system transformer. The array owner and operator, identified in the transcript as AEPyonce Partners, is searching for a replacement transformer that staff estimated could cost…
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