Watertown solar panel array grant
South Dakota Aeronautics Commission | State of South DakotaSouth Dakota- Detected
- Oct 15, 2026
- 23 days ago
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- Utilities
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From the meeting
The City of Watertown also split out the solar-generation portion of the same VALE project into a separate request. The item is to construct a solar panel array, with a total project cost of $1,450,032. The breakdown lists $450,684 for solar panels, $578,552 for racking, $146,900 for inverters and electrical equipment, and $273,896 for labor.
The state share is shown as $0, and the document says the solar equipment was separated from the infrastructure request for review.
- Meeting date
- October 15, 2026
- Agency
- South Dakota Aeronautics Commission | State of South Dakota
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