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Energy committee to research solar-plus-battery options and generators for town wells and sewer pumps
Summary
The committee agreed to work with DPW and the town manager to research whether solar paired with battery backup or conventional generators would be feasible for water wells and sewer pump stations; members raised technical concerns about pump startup draw and battery sizing.
The committee reviewed a request from the town manager asking whether the energy committee would research generators and the feasibility of solar with battery backup for water wells and sewer pump stations and agreed to take follow-up steps with DPW.
Members raised technical questions about whether batteries alone could reliably support pump start-up loads and how frequently the grid is out at the sites. One member asked the committee to clarify whether DPW wanted quotes, project management support, or only research and recommended routing specific questions to Ed (town contact) for answers before soliciting vendor estimates.
