Board approves impact assessment study to evaluate joining Pioneer Community Energy

Sep 24, 2025

Supervisors voted 5–0 to fund (up to $15,000 county share) an impact assessment study with Pioneer Community Energy to analyze whether Madera County (and potentially the cities) should join the CCA for possible service launch in 2027.

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The Madera County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Sept. 23 to participate in an impact assessment study (IAS) with Pioneer Community Energy to determine the financial and operational feasibility of joining Pioneer’s community choice aggregation (CCA). Pioneer will pay half the IAS cost; the county’s maximum share was cited as $15,000 if only the county participates. The study would analyze historic usage, projected generation rates, and potential program and local‑energy investments and return to the community.

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