Palouse agrees to undergo second free energy audit

The City of Palouse has approved another free audit of its city energy use by a company that conducted a previous audit in 2015 that led to installation of Palouse’s solar farm.

Apollo Solutions of Spokane approached the city again in July to ask about looking into other potential energy-saving projects in Palouse.

Representatives from Apollo will return this fall and look at the systems at the wastewater treatment plant, exterior and interior lights in city-owned buildings, wells, the fire station and all public assets that require electricity.

“The solar farm was a very successful project, n...