FPUD votes to replace generator

The Fallbrook Public Utility District board voted to replace FPUD’s generator. The 5-0 board vote Dec. 10 approves the purchase of a Doosan mobile generator with a 323 kilowatt generation capacity for $117,527 including sales tax and shipping costs. FPUD will make the purchase through the County of Los Angeles in order to receive a volume discount.

“We’re probably saving, I would say, in the 25 thousand dollar range,” said FPUD general manager Brian Brady.

FPUD’s current Cummins generator no longer meets California Air Resources Board diesel regulations and is not eligible for a permit renewal...