To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Memorandum of Understanding for Redwood Coast Airport Renewable Energy Microgrid Project
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Director of Aviation to sign the attached Memorandum of Understanding with Redwood Coast Energy Authority, Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation, and the Schatz Energy Research Center to develop, design, install and operate a renewal energy microgrid facility at the California Redwood Coast - Humboldt County Airport.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Aviation Fund (3530 381)
DISCUSSION:
Humboldt County, Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA), the Schatz Energy Research Center at Humboldt State University (SERC), and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) are collaborating to construct a 2.3-megawatt solar microgrid facility on approximately 9 acres at the California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (ACV). The facility will include solar panels, an energy storage system, electric vehicle chargers and associated equipment. The facility will provide power to the airport and Coast Guard Air Station and export wholesale power into PG&E's electricity grid through RCEA's community choice aggregation program. The facility will be designed and constructed by SERC and owned and operated by RCEA. The total project cost is expected to be approximately $11 million. To support the project, SERC received a $5 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) and RCEA is securing a $6 million loan. Final design and permitting will continue through 2019 and construction is expected to begin in early 2020.
On Oct. 10, 2017, the Board of Supervisors agreed to allow construction and operation of the microgrid facility at ACV and to serve as the lead agency for environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Board of Supervisors adopted the CEQA environmen...
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