County to install solar panels

Manatee County Commissioners on Tuesday approved an agreement to install solar panels on top of several county facilities. Officials hope the move could save taxpayers up to $100,000 annually.

Under an agreement with Datacomm Services, the county will install 26 solar panel systems at 17 county facilities. Datacomm will sell the county the equipment for $1 a piece at the end or the contract's terms or remove the equipment at no cost.

The county will pay about $4,000 per system in engineering, permitting and net metering costs — about $104,000.

For more information on Manatee County Government, visit www.mymanatee.org or call 748-4501.

Contact Pam Eubanks at [email protected].