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Town to adopt monthly checks for municipal solar panels after staff report
Summary
Town staff reported solar panels installed on town buildings since 2009 should receive a simple monthly output and status check to ensure inverters and boards are working; board asked staff to prepare a short policy and monthly log.
Rob and the Chair discussed solar panels that have been installed on three town buildings since 2009 and recommended a short, monthly monitoring policy. Rob suggested a simple monthly entry of output numbers, a check for warning lights and a brief note if any equipment appears to be malfunctioning; he warned that inverters or boards can fail and go years without detection if not checked regularly.
Chair said he will work with Rob to prepare a short policy to formalize monthly checks. The board agreed that monthly logging would be a low-cost way to ensure equipment remains functional and to catch failures quickly.
No budget action was taken during the meeting; staff will prepare a draft policy and circulate it to the board for review.
