Cold Spring trustees authorize RFP for NYSERDA‑funded solar projects, water plant prioritized
Trustees authorized development of a draft RFP to use a $175,000 NYSERDA grant for solar installations, with water and wastewater plants named as top candidates; board emphasized grant constraints and the potential loss of a 30% federal tax incentive.
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Trustees voted to authorize staff to develop a draft request for proposals to use $175,000 in NYSERDA funding for municipal solar installations. Laura Posey, lead of the Climate Smart Task Force, told the board the grant works best for one or a few large projects and said the water plant is the preferred initial site because of its high electricity use. “The water plant is my preferred location,” Posey said when describing likely sites.
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