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Dorset weighing buyout and upgrade of Town Garage solar array; $125,000 earmarked
Summary
Staff presented two options to improve town solar: buy out and upgrade the Town Garage array for about $100,000 or install ground-mounted panels near the Town Office for about $150,000. The draft budget includes $125,000 for town solar.
Town staff outlined options for upgrading municipal solar capacity and described preliminary cost estimates.
The most likely and efficient option, staff said, would be to buy out the existing Town Garage array, sell the existing panels and upgrade to larger, more efficient panels for roughly $100,000 including the purchase of the system. A ground-mounted array near the Town Office was estimated closer to $150,000; staff noted the draft FY27 budget has earmarked $125,000 for town solar work.
