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Siskiyou County planners weigh rural EV charging goals as residents warn of unreliable grid
Summary
At a Siskiyou County Planning Commission meeting, commissioners debated including EV charging infrastructure in the general plan while residents and members raised concerns about frequent brownouts and whether the county’s grid can support chargers, and staff said they will add power reliability language to plan elements.
At a meeting of the Siskiyou County Planning Commission, commissioners and staff discussed language in the county’s general plan meant to position the county to seek state and federal grants for transportation projects — including electric vehicle (EV) chargers — while residents and members raised repeated concerns about the reliability of the county’s electrical grid.
Speaker 3 told the commission that much of the plan text is anticipatory, written so the county can apply for grants and incorporate technical requirements from outside agencies. "A lot of the stuff that we put in…
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