To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Report of Pacific Gas and Electric Rule 20A Work Credits and Status of Undergrounding Projects
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and file the January 1 through Dec. 31, 2024, Rule 20A Allocation and Work Credit Balance Report from Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E).
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 1009 - Expand county infrastructure resilience
DISCUSSION:
The County of Humboldt currently has 2,542,652 in work credits ($2,542,652) available through PG&E for undergrounding of overhead utility lines (Attachment 1). One work credit is equivalent to one dollar. The funds are derived from tariffs that are calculated based upon 50 percent of the number of PG&E's overhead electric meters and 50 percent of the total electric meters within each community. The funds can only be used for the purpose of undergrounding utilities and only when meeting criteria established by the California Public Utilities Commission.
The Public Utility Commission is sunsetting the Rule 20A program. Dec. 31, 2022, was the last date that the County received work credits through. It is not known what the successor program to the Rule 20A program will be. However, PG&E is committed to completing active projects.
Humboldt County has only one active project: Garberville Townsquare Undergrounding Project. Per PG&E estimates there are sufficient work credits to construct this project: 2,342,433. With the County having a work credit balance of 2,542,652, that provides a buffer of 200,219 work credits (8.5%).
As part of the sunsetting the Rule 20A program, PG&E proposed to reallocate the funds from inactive agencies to agencies with active projects (Attachment 2). While Humboldt County has an active proj...
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