
Ferndale considers special meeting on PG&E microgrid grant
The City Council is being asked to review the award during the first week of November before deciding whether to accept it.
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Recent microgrid coverage from Humboldt County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.

The City Council is being asked to review the award during the first week of November before deciding whether to accept it.

The Oct. 21 council packet recommends awarding the park work to DCI Builders and scheduling a special meeting in early November to consider formal acceptance of a PG&E microgrid grant.

The five-year agreement with Owsley Electric follows a competitive solicitation; RCEA also reported a successful $2.9 million investment-tax-credit application for the project.

Staff recommend a five-year agreement with Owsley Electric Inc. for electrical work at the Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid, capped at $325,000.

The California Energy Commission approved a grant amendment that transfers an EPIC-funded tribal microgrid project from the Barona Group to OurEnergy L.L.C., shifts the site to Weitchpec and extends the term by 21 months.

The commission approved Agreement LDS-25-001 for a Cal Poly Humboldt-sponsored project to add long-duration storage and solar on the Hoopa Valley Reservation.