Excerpts from:Mason PUD News
Solar Array to Provide Power at PUD 3 Operations Center
PUD 3 Agrees to Proposal from Private Developer
PUD 3 commissioners Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize a contract with Adolfson & Peterson Construction (A&PC) of Minneapolis, MN and its Tacoma-based subsidiary, Rushforth Construction for installation of a nearly $1.24 million, 225 kilowatt photovoltaic system and enter into a power purchase agreement for the output. No additional engineering or structural enhancements are necessary to accommodate the proposed solar energy panels, which will be placed on the roof of one of the vehicle storage buildings. The array will cover approximately 22,000 square feet...
A&PC will fund 61 percent of the project and obtain federal and Washington state tax credits and renewable energy incentives. PUD 3 will be required to pay 39 percent of the capital costs, with an option to purchase the solar power system outright at the end of ten years.
A&PC will maintain and operate the project, selling the output to the PUD. PUD 3 will also receive “renewable energy credits” from the project, which because of its nature would be counted at twice their value. This will help meet a portion of the PUD’s renewable energy requirements under state law.
PUD staff noted that the price for the energy is within the normal range of current costs for renewable energy from wind, solar, and other qualifying sources identified in Washington State law.
By using electricity generated by the solar power system, the PUD would avoid purchasing an estimated 189,000 kWh annually. The alternative power production would also reduce the PUD’s carbon footprint by about 13 tons per year...
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