Two Tarrant County facilities are in line for permanent emergency backup power, paid for with about $10 million from a state disaster recovery program created after the February 2021 winter storms.
County Judge Tim O'Hare and Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham marked the grant on Thursday, KERA News reported in a story published by the Fort Worth Report. The Texas General Land Office awarded the money through its 2021 Winter Storms grant program, and county commissioners approved it at a meeting this month, according to the report.
Where the generators go
The work covers the Tarrant County Resource Connection, a 280-acre campus where health, education, employment and human service agencies serve county residents, and the Green Bay Jail, which the county uses for overflow housing when the main jail in downtown Fort Worth is full.
At both sites, the plans call for a standby generator, an automatic transfer switch, conduit and wiring, fuel system improvements and upgrades to electrical distribution, along with a concrete foundation for each generator, according to the GLO release cited in the report.
