Wa-Hi electrical system studied for AC capacity

District studies Wa-Hi electrical system Facilities and Operations Director Dan Johnson reported the district is working with Walla Walla Electric and Grassi Heating and Cooling to determine what is needed to add air conditioning at Walla Walla High School.

Johnson said a plan needs to be developed and reviewed to assess the school’s electrical load capacity. The school was built in 1963 and was not designed for this level of electrical output, according to Johnson.

“It is a complicated and expensive process,” Johnson said. “It’s not a matter of just putting air conditioning units in window openings.”

Johnson said he has no firm date of when the assessment and cost analysis will be completed.