The Dallas Express – City Council Approves $1 Million for Solar Panels

On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council approved a plan put forward by the City’s Building Services Department to install solar panels on several City buildings.

The project will cost $993,938.28, with nearly half of the money coming from eligible Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery funds. Dallas authorized Ameresco Inc. to perform the work.

The solar panel project is the latest in a series of decisions made by the City Council to meet its goal of reducing hydrocarbons to 43% from 2015 levels by 2030.

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