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Del Norte board asks Pacific Power to engage on microgrid feasibility and staffing capacity
Summary
Supervisors authorized a letter asking Pacific Power to dedicate staff and capacity to evaluate microgrid and resiliency options after consultants said the utility lacks in-house capacity; the board cited high-cost estimates for grid redundancy and voted to send the letter.
The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize a letter to Ryan Flynn, president of Pacific Power, requesting utility engagement on electrical resiliency and microgrid feasibility.
Supervisor Howard, who led the item, said consultants working on a previously authorized feasibility study reported Pacific Power “does not have the capacity to address these type of issues.” He asked the utility to assemble staff and technical…
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