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Council approves $48,628 HVAC purchase and green-energy negotiations for municipal building

Thief River Falls City Council · October 21, 2025
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Summary

The council authorized a $48,628 proposal to purchase heat pumps/controls from Automated Technologies and approved city-led negotiations with Automated Technologies and Energy Systems Group for a phase‑2 geothermal retrofit to extend life of the building’s HVAC and explore energy-savings financing.

City consultants presented a multi-option plan on Oct. 30 to update failing HVAC and geothermal systems at a municipal building and to pursue an energy‑savings financing approach.

Doug Strauss, a mechanical engineer brought in to survey the building's systems, told the council one of two geothermal loops is offline and several heat pumps and controls are near failure. He said replacing failed elements and upgrading controls could be…

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