42.6

Risk Grade

Good

Flat Sacramento Valley county with lower land costs and conservative development-friendly Board of Supervisors; PG&E territory with adequate interconnection capacity; Williamson Act constrains prime rice land but non-prime and fallow land viable; hot dry summers provide excellent solar resource; growing development activity; lower profile than neighboring Sacramento and Sutter counties but solid emerging secondary market

Assessment Snapshot

Population

80000

State Rank

Compliance

40%

Trajectory

Moratorium Status

✓ No Active Moratorium

No specific moratorium information available.

Ordinance & Regulations

Setback Requirements

50 ft from property lines; additional setbacks from residences; case-by-case

Zoning Mechanism

CUP via Yuba County Planning Commission; Board of Supervisors final; CEQA standard review

Acreage Caps

None formal

Spacing Rules

Not specified; case-by-case

Size Restrictions

Prime rice land excluded by Williamson Act; non-prime and fallow land viable

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis

Favorable; conservative rural county with development-friendly BOS; agricultural community accepts solar on non-prime land; Marysville/Wheatland area communities generally neutral to positive

Basis for Assessment

Yuba County Planning Commission records; CA Energy Commission project data; Williamson Act records; PG&E interconnection queue

Political Risk Factors

Conservative; development-friendly BOS; receptive to solar as agricultural economic diversification and property tax revenue; no organized opposition

Board Members

Randy Fletcher | R | 2026; Gary Bradford | R | 2028; Megan Dahle | R | 2026; Andy Vasquez | R | 2028; Tom Lanahan | R | 2026

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator

CAISO — PG&E Balancing Authority

Utilities

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)

State Permitting Process

County zoning + CEQA review required; CEC siting jurisdiction for projects >50 MW on state/federal land; Coastal Commission review for coastal zone; DRECP DFAs streamline desert county permitting

State Incentives

Federal ITC eligible; California Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) for storage; CA Renewables Portfolio Standard procurement; CPUC approved procurement programs

Development Activity

Active/Completed Projects

Denied/Withdrawn Projects

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