Solar Farm Repairs
Summary
Thieves cut through two fences at the city's solar farm twice, going after copper wiring. Repairs will cost up to $30,000 (the inverters are under warranty but labor isn't), and the city is losing the power those panels would have produced.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
Up to $30,000 for repairs, plus the cost of buying electricity the damaged panels aren't producing.
City utility customers and taxpayers who rely on the solar farm's savings.
Taxpayers foot the repair bill; the vandals caused lost energy production and repair costs.
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