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Board directs more noise testing and research on on-site power generation; ordinance work to continue

2904551 · April 8, 2025
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Summary

Supervisors directed staff to fund additional noise testing and technical analysis and separately asked county executive to research planning and legal options for on-site power generation (microgrids, gas turbines, backup generation) ahead of possible ordinance changes.

The Board of County Supervisors directed staff to identify $35,000 in FY2025 funding to support additional noise testing and technical analysis tied to a draft noise ordinance, and separately approved a directive to study local legal and planning authority regarding microgrids and on-site power generation.

Supervisor said the additional testing will extend work already underway. Wade Hu, deputy county executive, described testing done around facilities and during a scheduled outage at a data center site where diesel/generator operations provided…

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