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Ukiah electric utility updates: new Hastings service center, AMI study, solar audit and undergrounding work

3405327 · April 2, 2025
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Electric utility director described near-term and longer-range plans including moving into a new service center at Hastings, restarting an advanced metering infrastructure study, auditing solar accounts, EV charging expansion and undergrounding lines tied to county roundabout work.

Cindy Sowers, Ukiah’s electric utility director, and Dan Quarles, the electric utility superintendent, updated the council on a series of operational and capital projects for the municipal electric utility, including the near-complete Hastings electric service center and work on metering, solar accounts and undergrounding.

Sowers told the council the electric service center project is “effectively done” with a few punch-list items remaining and staff hopes to move into the new facility in the next few weeks. She said consultants are working on how best to optimize solar and battery systems for the…

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