Adams County Board approves new solar farm, H-VAC engineer for courthouse - khqa.com
Adams County Board approves new solar farm, HVAC engineer for courthouse
The Adams County board has approved a new solar farm, to be installed near Fowler, the second in the area.
The farm will be a 3 megawatt solar energy facility in partnership with Solar One, LLC and its parent company, Summit Ridge Energy LLC.
Adams county board chairman Kent Snider says the new solar farm will be a positive thing for tax payers, and the economy.
"A solar farm does generate more tax revenue than the farmland, so the county citizens will benefit from it on that part." Snider Stated.
The board also picked a new engineering firm for the installation of a new H-VAC system at the courthouse.
The board chose Quincy-based Architechnics.
The board has not made a decision on the brand of they want, but know they want a 4-pipe type system.
This type of systems allows for differential cooling, meaning different parts of the building can be at different temperatures.
The system will also contribute to controlling the humidity in the building, mitigating even further any worries of mold problems in the future.
Snider says the H-VAC system will be a huge piece of the puzzle to the courthouse's infrastructure renovations.
"We've gotten new cameras, we're putting in new door actuators for our key fobs. We did four new elevators, we've got a new jail, we get the HVAC done and a new roof and we should be good for a long time." Said Snider.
Snyder hopes the H-VAC system will be fully installed in the next 12 to 18 months.
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