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Plumas County scales back Aptera energy contract; staff to seek debt restructuring

Plumas County Board of Supervisors · March 3, 2026
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Summary

Supervisors said they negotiated a final change order with Aptera Energy Services (formerly NG) that removed $6.67 million in work from a $10.7 million contract; county facilities staff propose doing remaining work over six years and finance staff will negotiate with Webster Bank to restructure outstanding financing.

Plumas County supervisors received an update March 3 on a multi‑year energy‑efficiency agreement originally contracted as NG and later executed with Aptera Energy Services. The board voted in 2024 to authorize a roughly $10.7 million contract. Since then, county facilities staff identified items where local estimates were substantially lower than Aptera’s contracted prices.

Facilities Director Nick Collin told the board the county negotiated a final change order that removes two large components — scheduled HVAC replacements (about $4.6 million) and a generator…

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