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Resident questions natural‑gas component of proposed college microgrid; county staff says DPU, controller approval required
Summary
A resident asked county leaders whether the proposed microgrid at the college campus would rely on burning natural gas and what share would be solar; county staff said the energy services agreement contemplates both solar and cogeneration (natural gas), battery storage in a later phase, and that the agreement requires Division of Public Utilities and controller's office approval.
A member of the public pressed commissioners and county staff for details about an energy services agreement (agenda item 397) between the county and an energy developer to build a microgrid on the college campus intended to serve the Community Innovation and Opportunity (CIO) project.
"When you say cogen, you mean burning fossil fuels?" resident Charlie Pratavville asked during the public comment period, challenging the use of the word "sustainable" if the project relies on natural gas. Pratavville asked where the microgrid…
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