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ORDER-2023-77 : Authorization for the Mayor of Melrose to execute a Power Purchase & Lease Agreement for Rooftop Solar Installation on the Horace Mann Elementary School
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ORDER-2023-77 Agreement of the City Authorization for the Mayor of Melrose to execute a Power Purchase & Lease Agreement for Rooftop Solar Installation on the Horace Mann Elementary School Ought to Pass City Council City of Melrose Page 1 3/3/2023 10:58 AM
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▶ 12:44 Speaker 2: note that we're all participating remotely tonight. There's there are no hybrid members in attendance, right? We'll do thank you. Thank you.
▶ 12:52 Speaker 2: Shall we move on to our second order of the night?
▶ 12:58 Speaker 1: Order 2023-77 authorization or the mayor of Melrose to execute a power purchase and lease agreement for rooftop solar installation on The Horseman Elementary School.
▶ 13:13 Speaker 3: So this is the same thing.
▶ 13:15 Ryan Williams: Is there anything different at all that you want to disclose to
▶ 13:18 Speaker 2: us or talk about with us Martha?
▶ 13:26 Speaker 6: One interesting note is that this system had to be downsized because the electrical infrastructure to support a larger system does not
▶ 13:33 Speaker 5: exist in the in that area the Transformers. three-phase and not whatever it is required and
▶ 13:40 Speaker 7: one of the
▶ 13:46 Speaker 6: issues with adding solar is
▶ 13:47 Speaker 7: that
▶ 13:50 Speaker 5: you try to keep it within the existing infrastructure
▶ 13:53 Speaker 6: because once you add
▶ 13:58 Speaker 7: increased or some adding into infrastructure
▶ 14:02 Speaker 6: like a larger Transformer the developer has
▶ 14:04 Speaker 5: to pay for it. So and then that just adds to the cost of the project. So this system is not as big as we had originally planned on for that reason.
▶ 14:17 Ryan Williams: Because it's not too much smaller. It's like 50 versus 65
▶ 14:21 Speaker 5: or something, right? Yeah, but we did have to yeah because of
▶ 14:27 Speaker 2: all right. Well, thank you very much. And with that I will entertain a motion.
▶ 14:33 Speaker 7: motion recommended
▶ 14:38 Speaker 2: Mr. Gabriel go ahead and call it.
▶ 14:41 Speaker 1: Yes counselor Eckles. Yes counselor. Jamaladin