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County moves to negotiate power purchase agreements for eight county solar projects
Summary
After reviewing eight candidate solar sites, the Board approved staff—recommendation to negotiate power purchase agreements (PPAs) for NEM2-eligible projects and to prioritize rapid contracting to preserve tariff value and energy-cost savings.
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on March 4 directed staff to begin negotiations on power purchase agreements (PPAs) for several county solar projects, prioritizing those already under Net Energy Metering 2 (NEM2) interconnection agreements to capture the most favorable compensation structure.
Brandon Cason, the county—s energy manager, presented an eight-site portfolio including ground-mounted arrays and canopies at county facilities such as the Northern Branch Jail, Foster Road campus, Calle Real…
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