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Palo Alto staff propose phased grid modernization to match electrification; cost estimates range into the hundreds of millions
Summary
Staff briefed the Utilities Advisory Commission on grid modernization priorities: reconductoring 60 kV lines, converting legacy 4 kV pockets to 12 kV, reconstructing four substations, and strengthening feeder ties. Commissioners pressed for AMI-driven targeting, clearer cost-benefit data and rate structure options to manage peak loads.
City staff provided a midyear update on electric grid modernization, describing technical priorities, tentative schedules and high-level cost estimates. Terry Crowley, the city's chief operating officer, said the program's objectives are to replace aging distribution equipment while increasing capacity to meet electrification-driven demand (EV chargers, heat pumps).
Staff described a completed pilot…
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