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Tuolumne Public Power Agency approves midyear budget tweaks, funds two energy‑efficiency projects
Summary
The TPPA approved midyear corrections and increased appropriations to finance two large energy-efficiency grants — for Groveland Community Services District and Twain Harte CSD — and set the agency energy rate at 10¢ per kWh; Board ratified the TPPA action 5–0.
The Tuolumne Public Power Agency board approved midyear budget adjustments and increases to its Energy Conservation Program to allow two applicants to be fully funded for large energy-efficiency grants.
Mark Fisher, TPPA coordinator, described budget structure corrections and recommended increasing appropriations in the energy program so both Groveland Community Services District (GCSD) and Twain Harte Community Services District could proceed with projects. Fisher said GCSD's project — new, variable-frequency-drive motors at a water-treatment facility — is expected to reduce consumption by 108,000–144,000 kilowatt-hours annually, and Twain Harte's proposal to replace parking-lot lighting at Epperson Park should save roughly 4,400 kilowatt-hours a year while improving safety.
Fisher recommended setting the TPPA energy rate at 10¢ per kilowatt-hour (the agenda mistakenly listed 11¢). Board members supported both projects and the budget correction; the motion to approve passed 5–0.
Local representatives said the projects deliver measurable near-term savings and community benefits. Pete Campa of the Groveland Community Services District told the board the pump upgrades would reduce startup surges and lower maintenance costs; Kimberly Silva of Twain Harte CSD described park lighting's daily public-safety and programming benefits.
The TPPA will fund the grants from AB 1890 reserve balances and adjust policies going forward to expand the size of the small-project grant category so funds are more usable for community projects.
