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Energy Resilience Plan 2.0 Final Deliverables

Riverside County

Summary

WRCOG finished feasibility studies for backup power (microgrids) and community resilience centers at member agency facilities, prompted by multi-day power shutoffs during the January 2025 wildfires. Each city and the county now decides whether to pursue projects, with I-REN audits and state grants available to help.

At a glance

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Last discussed May 4, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

WRCOG spent about $671,000 in combined grants on both resilience plans; any actual microgrid construction would be up to each agency.

✅Who benefits

Residents in areas prone to wildfire-driven power shutoffs, especially vulnerable and lower-income communities.

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