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a. Receive a presentation from staff on potential solar projects at Natividad Medical Center at 1441 Constitution Blvd., the ITD building at 1590 Moffett St., County Courthouse at 1200 Aguajito St., and the County Administrative buildings at 168 W. Alisal and 142 W. Alisal and options to move forward; and,
b. Recommend that this item be considered by the Board of Supervisors; and,
c. Provide direction to staff.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Alternative Energy and Environment Committee:
a. Receive a presentation from staff on potential solar projects at Natividad Medical Center at 1441 Constitution Blvd., the ITD building at1590 Moffett St., County Courthouse at 1200 Aguajito St., and the County Administrative buildings at 168 W. Alisal and 142 W. Alisal and options to move forward; and,
b. Recommend that this item be considered by the Board of Supervisors; and,
c. Provide direction to staff.
SUMMARY:
Solar energy projects in California must comply with the metering policy set by the California Public Utilities Commission. On April 14, 2023, the State transitioned from Net Energy Metering 2.0 (NEM 2.0) to the Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0). This shift meant that the economics of solar installations submitted to utilities after the April 14 deadline would have significantly different economics than solar projects submitted afterwards. Primarily, NEM 3.0 is much less financially beneficial to projects that export excess solar energy back to the grid. To reserve the ability for the County to participate in NEM 2.0 under these more favorable economics, the County Administrative Office's Sustainability Program worked with ENGIE Inc. to submit interconnection applications to Pacific Gas & Electric in April of 2023 ahead of the NEM 2.0 cutoff period for four high energy use sites: Natividad Medical Center at 1441 Constitution Blvd., the ITD building at 1590 Moffett St., County Courthouse at 1200 Aguajito St., and the County Administrative buil...
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