KEEP-THE-LIGHTS-ON

Make Ukiah Power Down Resilient!

PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff Creates Economic Losses

Local Power Production is The Solution

THE PROBLEM:

POWER SHUTDOWNS CREATE ECONOMIC LOSSES

  • Businesses lose money.
  • People lose wages.
  • Medical needs go unmet.
  • Food is wasted.
  • The City loses millions of dollars
  • In 2019 the 4-day outage cost Ukiah $8M 

FOSSIL FUELED GENERATORS:

  • Don’t help the entire community.
  • Are used 1% of the time.
  • Need regular maintenance.
  • Are noisy.
  • Require combustable expensive fuel.
  • Difficult to resupply during long fuel lines.

THE SOLUTION:

Local power production

SOLAR POWER & BATTERY STORAGE

  • Year-round power production.
  • Now cost competitive.
  • 100 MW array with 250 MWh battery $350M
  • A partial system would cost less

 

 
 

POSSIBLE FUNDING SOURCES:

  • Institutional Investment funds
  • Local investors
  • California Infrastructure Bank
  • PG&E
  • Federal & State grant

TALK ABOUT IT!

We have to start building public support now, as the next fire season is only months away. Tell everyone you know about this project. By spreading the word and building momentum we can encourage our city leaders to make power-down resilience a reality in Ukiah. 

 

HOW CAN I HELP?

Let the City Council know there is public support to KEEP THE LIGHTS ON!

CALL:  The City at (707) 463-6200

EMAIL:  Mayor Doug Crane – dcrane@cityofukiah.com

MAKE A STATEMENT IN PERSON: The Council meets 1st and 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6-pm in the Ukiah Civic Center 300 Seminary Ave.  Public Comments are accepted at the beginning of every meeting.

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