Proposed Washington County Courthouse Solar Panel Placement
Potential sites for solar panels on county property were presented and discussed by the Washington County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. 
Eagle Point Solar gave a presentation on multiple county sites that solar panels could be added. The sites include the Orchard Hill facilities and Emergency Operations Center on Lexington Boulevard, the secondary roads shop at 821 East 7th Street, and Washington County Courthouse grounds in downtown Washington. These would be freestanding solar arrays.  
A comparison of the cost of energy for each of these locations and the potential cost savings of adding solar panels was reviewed. The initial investment for the county would be approximately $970,000 for the solar array installation at all of the listed sites. The estimated total cost savings in a 25-year period would be approximately $6.9 million for the county, if each project is approved.  
The next step for Eagle Point would be to do a site assessment for the meters; they could then return to the board with final construction numbers at no charge to the county. The board of supervisors approved the further assessment, and Eagle Point will be returning to a future meeting with that information. No official vote was taken on purchasing and installing the panels.
 

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