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Moraga council selects Option 3 for facilities energy and resiliency project; staff directed to finalize financing
Summary
The council approved staff’s recommendation (Option 3) to add backup generators and rooftop/behind‑building solar at town facilities, using $900,000 of available funds and a projected $480,000 financing need; the project was directed to proceed for final scoping and financing work.
Interim Public Works Director Nick Levin (speaker 21) presented an updated plan for the Town Facilities and Energy Reliability Project that prioritized resiliency (backup generators) and site‑appropriate solar while avoiding battery storage under current economics (NEM 3 rules).
Levin explained four options: do nothing; generators only; Option 3 (generators plus rooftop solar at town hall and behind‑library arrays, no batteries at the courtyard); and Option 4 (Option 3 plus battery storage). Levin and consultants…
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