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Performance Services briefs council on energy upgrades; solar array at intake awaiting Army Corps approval
Summary
Performance Services reported completed LED and envelope work, SCADA and VFD installations, pending leak-detection equipment and delayed building controls, and a proposed solar array at the raw water intake tied to an estimated $1,000,000 federal incentive and about a 40% energy reduction; the project is pending Army Corps and State Historic Preservation Office review.
Brian Stone of Performance Services updated the council on a multi-part energy and operations project across city facilities.
Stone said lighting upgrades to LED across city interior buildings are complete, building envelope work (doors, seals, caulking) is finished, and most mechanical upgrades are done. He said building controls (thermostats and control systems) remain to be installed but were delayed by a technician's family emergency and are scheduled to be completed later in the week.
The wastewater and water plants have received new supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems and variable frequency drives on pumps to reduce energy use. Stone described acoustic leak-detection equipment ordered for the distribution system; delivery is pending and staff training will follow.
On a larger element of the project, Stone said the proposed solar array at the raw water intake is tied to a federal incentive he described as approximately $1,000,000 and would reduce energy consumption at the intake by about 40 percent. He said the project required coordination and approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State Historic Preservation Office and that the design was adjusted to reduce disturbance because of archaeological sensitivity at the site. “We've submitted our proposal to them...We're just waiting for the Army Corps approval before we can move forward,” Stone said.
Stone also relayed recognition from the project manager Bill Hall and singled out Christian Manzel for especially helpful scheduling and coordination support.
Why it matters: the projects aim to cut municipal energy costs and improve water-plant operations; the solar array could yield substantial federal incentives but cannot proceed without federal and historic-preservation approvals.
What’s next: staff will complete the remaining control installation, accept delivery and train on leak-detection equipment, and wait for Army Corps and State Historic Preservation Office approval on the solar array before construction can begin.
