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Borrego Water District is located in an isolated, rural corner of
San Diego County with an unreliable power grid.  SDGE has installed
a microgrid in our area to mitigate but it has become the town joke
because it doesn't work!  We are battered by frequent power outages
and a solar charged fleet is unrealistic. Not to mention local
electric rates are soaring and our agency's power costs have
increased 17% over the prior fiscal year with more rate increases
expected.

In addition, our agency serves an SDAC community over a Severely
Overdrafted Groundwater Basin under adjudication.  Groundwater
management costs are already resulting in increased water rates to
the community and now they are going to have to cover the
additional costs associated with charging and maintaining an
electric fleet.

Enforcing these measures is premature as California should first
focus on ensuring reliable and affordable electricity so that the
zero-emission goal can be realized.