County to spend $23,587 in energy funds to electrify heat at Fire Station 7

Adams Canyon is the kind of place where summer heat, wildfire smoke, and long shifts stack up fast, so I pay attention when the county can cut building emissions and improve working conditions at the same time. On May 19, Teton County is considering a $23,587 Energy Mitigation Program (EMP) allocation to install four heat pump packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) units at Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Station 7, reducing the station’s natural-gas heated area by roughly half while adding cooling for summer staff comfort, according to the packet.EMP Funds for Heat Pump PTAC Units at Station 7 Packet

The staff report frames the project as a low-cost electrification retrofit that aligns with the county’s Sustainability Strategy, noting heat pumps are 2 to 4 times more efficient than gas boilers and conventional AC. The request would come from EMP line 10-2-952-000-000, which shows $771,336.88 available as of May 6 after committed projects, including a large in-progress recreation center photovoltaic array and other building efficiency work.