Wheatland council to consider scrapping sewer pipeline bids and rebidding project
City staff says the project needs an altered scope after funding changes tied to Yuba Water Agency’s withdrawal.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
Yuba Water board waives member-unit rate hike amid Colgate Penstock recovery work
The board unanimously waived the annual 2.5% surface-water increase for member units at the same July 7 meeting where it extended emergency contracting for Colgate Penstock repairs.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
Sutter County panel approves Lennar amenity center for Latitude Margaritaville community
The June 17 approval clears the way for a restaurant-bar, fitness center, pools and event space at Lakeside at Sutter Pointe Phase 1.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
CEC adopts 2025 energy policy report, flags gap to 7-gigawatt load-shift goal
Staff told commissioners California is still well short of its 2030 demand-flexibility target as the agency approved its latest Integrated Energy Policy Report.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
CEC approves four CA-TREC grants to expand residential energy contractor training
The grants will fund apprenticeship support, student counseling and contractor training tied to heat pumps and other residential electrification work.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
CEC approves $3 million UC Irvine project to forecast behind-the-meter resources
Project SIGNAL will study short-term forecasting of rooftop solar, batteries and EV charging, with staff saying the work could improve grid reliability and ratepayer savings.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
Sutter County approves Munger Family Vineyard permit amendment
The Planning Commission signed off on revised conditions for the Sutter winery, allowing expanded events and classes and changes to parking, signage and operating-hour rules.
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Yuba-Sutter
CPUC hearing puts wireless service-quality rules in the public record
At a July 15 hearing, commissioners said they will review comments from more than 800 people before deciding whether to extend existing phone-service standards to wireless carriers or adopt new rules.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
Yuba Water board to weigh $1 million cash-flow loan for Reclamation District 817 pipe project
The July 21 agenda would let Yuba Water bridge reimbursement delays on a DWR-funded drainage pipe replacement near Dry Creek.
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Yuba-Sutter
CARB advances cap-and-invest overhaul with $10 billion bill-credit shift, industrial fund
At a May 28 hearing, staff outlined a rewrite of California’s cap-and-invest program that would steer more allowance value to electricity bill relief, create a $4 billion industrial incentive fund and tighten long-term allowance budgets.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
CPUC adopts long-delayed framework for buying failing water systems
The 3-0 vote in Rulemaking 22-04-003 replaces an older acquisition process with expedited review timelines and ratepayer protections for failing, at-risk and potentially at-risk water utilities.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
Sutter County supervisors approve Willow Glen expansion funding, Yuba County match
The board signed off on a $300,000 Yuba County match and an MOU worth up to $850,000 tied to the Willow Glen Care Center expansion, along with a $550,000 behavioral health budget increase backed by restricted fund balance.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
CPUC keeps SOMA limits in place, declines expansion to new construction
Commissioners updated the Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing program but did not open it to new construction or master-metered properties.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
Sutter County agenda tees up $300,000 local match and up to $850,000 more for Willow Glen behavioral health expansion
Supervisors are set to consider two Willow Glen Care Center funding items tied to the same 16-bed social rehabilitation facility project, including a local match agreement and a budget increase backed by restricted fund balances.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
Live Oak council to weigh Sutter County election-services pact for November 2026 vote
The July 15 agenda includes an agreement that would let Sutter County run Live Oak’s municipal election alongside the statewide general election, with staff estimating a $27,000 cost.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
CEC approves $9 million tribal microgrid grant novation to OurEnergy for Yurok project
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 Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
CEC approves $4.1 million PG&E smart-meter edge-computing demonstration
The July 8 vote backs a four-year EPIC project to test distributed-intelligence applications on 9,000 smart meters in PG&E territory.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
CEC adopts final 2025 Integrated Energy Policy Report
The California Energy Commission approved the final 2025 IEPR at its July 8 business meeting and backed the action with a CEQA finding that adoption is not a project.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
CEC set to adopt final 2025 energy policy report after yearlong proceeding
Backup materials for the July 8 business meeting show the commission poised to approve the final Integrated Energy Policy Report after workshops, webinars, a draft report and a proposed final version.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
CEC approves $1.5 million Guidehouse contract for energy modeling work
The multiyear agreement will support forecasting, electrification analysis, demand-flexibility tools and the commission’s Common Platform.
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Yuba-Sutter
Yuba City backs up to $10 million Homekey Plus request for Merriment Village phase one
The council unanimously approved a joint application that staff said could help close a financing gap for the 79-unit project at 428 North Walton Avenue.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
CEC advances more than $11 million in clean-energy workforce and research grants
At its July 8 business meeting, the California Energy Commission approved four workforce-related awards and one EPIC research grant tied to electrification, apprenticeships and grid forecasting.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
Sutter County planners advance countywide housing-code overhaul tied to state law
The Planning Commission agenda puts two countywide housing-code amendments before Sutter County commissioners, including changes for special-needs housing and broader zoning and housing code updates.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter
CEC backs four July 8 workforce and apprenticeship grants totaling more than $9.2 million
The California Energy Commission approved four grants tied to residential clean-energy training, apprenticeship support and contractor pipeline development.
The Sidekick3 months ago
Yuba-Sutter