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Council approves new task order for microgrid grant work, staff explain previous $25,000 application outcome
Summary
Council authorized a new task order with the city's energy consultant to pursue a tranche-2 CPUC/PG&E microgrid grant focused on the airport; staff clarified the prior $25,000 application was written but the award was not granted and that most of the prior funds were spent on application work.
The Oroville City Council approved a new task order with its energy consultant to pursue another round of CPUC/PG&E-funded microgrid grant funding, this time focused on the airport site. Council’s discussion reviewed the history: an earlier contract (about $70,000) expired and the city received a $25,000 reimbursement for work on a previous microgrid application, but staff said most of that $25,000 was used to pay the consultant to prepare the application and the city was not awarded the earlier grant.
Vice Mayor Smith and other councilmembers asked for clarity about reimbursed funds and the shift in focus from prior proposed locations (downtown and Southside, and the public-safety center) to the airport. Staff explained the prior engineering estimate for a Southside electrification plan grew from earlier $40 million estimates to a more complete $108 million engineering-level number when street and electrification costs were included, making that approach costly. The current task order is a distinct, new scope focused on tranche 2 and will use staff-requested funds; staff said the consultant performed well previously and will submit a completed application even if Oroville is not ultimately awarded funds.
Council approved the request by motion and roll call. Staff said if an award is not granted, the city will still pay for the completed application work under the task order; if awarded, grant reimbursements would apply according to CPUC/PG&E rules.
