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County'funded study estimates $13 million to electrify buildings; staff outlines phased approach and grant strategy
Summary
Yolo County received the final report of a $300,000 ARPA-funded study that inventoried fossil-fuel equipment across county facilities and analyzed feasibility of fuel substitution to meet the board'adopted net-negative goal. Full electrification of existing gas equipment across county facilities was estimated at roughly $13 million; staff proposed
Yolo County staff presented the final findings of a year-and-a-half, ARPA-funded study that inventoried fossil-fueled equipment at county facilities and modeled scenarios for replacing gas-powered systems with electric alternatives.
Study background and scope: The county contracted AECOM to perform a comprehensive inventory and feasibility study for fossil-fuel removal at roughly 28 county sites. The inventory documented about 400 gas-powered, stationary units across facilities (HVAC, water heating, kitchen and laundry equipment), not including fleet vehicles. Staff emphasized the project focused on fuel substitution (replacing fossil-fuel equipment with electric alternatives) rather than just improving efficiency.
Cost estimate and scenarios: The study estimated approximately $13 million would be…
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