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SFPUC adopts 10% across‑the‑board power rate increase for Hetch Hetchy; Clean Power SF rates held flat
Summary
The commission approved a package of power rate updates that include a 10% increase to Hetch Hetchy tariffs, a gradual 3¢ per kWh transition for legacy municipal customers, a new industrial tariff, and a new rental fee for Camp Mather cabin No. 2; Clean Power SF rates will remain unchanged for FY26.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously March 26 to adopt updates to its Hetch Hetchy power rates — including a 10% across‑the‑board increase to rate tariffs — and to set a new rental fee for Camp Mather cabin No. 2. Commissioners also heard that Clean Power SF will not receive a rate change for fiscal year 2026.
Matthew Freiburg, rates manager in SFPUC’s financial planning team, presented the proposal and told the commission staff recommendation for Hetch Hetchy customers is a flat 10% increase to all rate tariffs alongside a 3¢ per kilowatt‑hour annual increase used to bring legacy ‘general use’ municipal accounts toward retail rates.…
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