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Public questions sustainability of proposed county microgrid; officials say system is designed to migrate to solar
Summary
A public commenter at the April 2 Middlesex County meeting argued a proposed campus microgrid powered initially by cogeneration is not 'sustainable'; county staff said the design intends an eventual full‑solar configuration with battery storage but did not provide a firm solar/gas percentage on the record.
During public comment, resident Charlie Kratovil pressed county staff about Resolution 26‑440, a proposed campus microgrid described in prior meetings as partly solar and partly gas (cogeneration). Kratovil said that burning gas is not sustainable and asked for a breakdown of the percentage of power coming from solar versus gas.
County staff said the project’s initial…
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