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School solar battery has arrived; district schedules Oct. 23 ribbon-cutting for outdoor classroom
Summary
The Orange Elementary School Committee heard that the solar project's storage battery has arrived and National Grid will bring it online soon; the district plans an Oct. 23 ribbon-cutting for solar panels and an outdoor classroom. The town manager said installation of the battery energy storage will be completed no later than Oct. 1.
Ms. Lawson, the Energy Committee representative, told the School Committee on Sept. 8 that the solar project's storage battery has arrived and that National Grid will be able to get it online soon. The district plans a ribbon-cutting and celebration on Oct. 23 for the solar panels and an outdoor classroom on school grounds.
The town manager reported separately that the battery energy storage system will be installed no later than Oct. 1 and that the North Main Street road project will pause when the ground freezes and resume in spring. Committee members noted the event date and timeline but did not take further action at the meeting.
The meeting minutes state the battery arrival and the Oct. 23 celebration; no technical specifications, contract amendments or cost details were discussed on the record. The committee did not vote on funding or construction items during this agenda item.
