Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Diana Ramirez, County Administrator
Managing Department: County Engineer
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: Energy Infrastructure Pilot, Installation of Distributed Energy Resources at Community Centers and Libraries in Harris County
Project ID (if applicable): SOLARSTORAGE
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 15%
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Incremental Authorization Requested: $9,938,530
Total Estimated Project Cost: $10,138,530
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Energy Infrastructure Pilot, installing Distributed Energy Resources (DERS) at Community Centers and Libraries in Harris County for an additional authorization of $9,938,530 for a total authorization of $10,138,530 and commercial paper funding for an additional $3,500,000 for a total allocation of $3,700,000.
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Project Description:
In October of 2022, the Commissioner's Court approved a preliminary investment memo for Harris County's Distributed Energy Resources (DERS) pilot. This project has been designed to invest in select libraries and community centers with distributed energy technology such as solar panels and battery storage, to make these locations more resilient to extreme weather and events impacting the power grid. The goal was to understand how to achieve a level of scale to install this technology in County facilities. The package for each site includes solar panels, battery storage, and level 2 dual-port electric vehicle charging stat...
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