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Council reviews community microgrid options; staff to explore sites with Peninsula Clean Energy
Summary
Public works presented a preliminary overview of state microgrid incentives and asked the council for direction on potential Half Moon Bay sites; staff will continue technical conversations with Peninsula Clean Energy and PG&E ahead of a competitive December application window.
Public works director and city engineer Miles Bozorginia presented an informational overview of community microgrids and a state incentive program (Microgrid Incentive Program, MIP) administered by PG&E and overseen by the California Public Utilities Commission. The council received the report and discussed candidate locations and next steps.
Bozorginia defined a community microgrid as "Essentially, it's a locally controlled system for energy, energy system," and explained key technical concepts including front-of-meter installations, islanding during outages, and minimum duration expectations for resiliency. He…
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