Solar panel generating service agreement
Summary
A 300 kW solar array over the entry parking lot will feed power to Amazonia, costing about 12 parking spaces. It's one of the city's larger solar projects this year.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
Part of the city's broader solar investment; no specific cost was disclosed at this meeting.
Clean energy for the zoo's Amazonia building; visitors lose a handful of parking spots.
About twelve parking spaces in the front lot will be lost to solar footers.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Mesker Park Zoo Advisory Board - Oct 6, 2026
A 300 kW solar array over the entry parking lot will feed power to Amazonia, costing about 12 parking spaces. It's one of the city's larger solar projects this year.
City Council Meeting - Jul 13, 2026
The Evansville Climate Collaborative was scheduled to brief the council on a solar project's progress, part of the city's broader sustainability efforts.
Board of Public Works - May 14, 2026
The Evansville Water & Sewer Utility would front money for solar installations on city buildings, recoup federal clean energy tax credits, and be repaid within six years through energy savings — pitched as zero net cost to the city budget.
Board of Public Works - May 13, 2026
The city was asked to partner with its water utility to put solar panels on select city buildings. The utility fronts the money, recovers federal clean energy tax credits, and the city pays off the rest within six years — supposedly at zero net cost thanks to energy savings.
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