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Board hears solar feasibility with nine-year payback and rejects over-budget auditorium bid
Summary
The buildings & grounds committee presented a solar feasibility study for Maine East, South and West with a preliminary nine-year payback if purchased; trustees also rejected a $995,000 auditorium lighting bid that exceeded a $540,000 budget and asked administration to break the work into smaller projects and rebid.
Trustees received a buildings & grounds committee report that included an executive summary of a feasibility study on on-site solar for Maine East, Maine South and Maine West. Committee representatives said preliminary designs indicate on-site potential and an estimated payback of roughly nine years if the district purchases the system rather than leasing.
"A preliminary site design was conducted last fall to assess on-site solar potential and determine payback if purchased is 9 years," the buildings & grounds presenter summarized for the board, and administration said the…
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