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Board holds informational hearing as Clean Power SF rates rise; SFPUC says action needed to stabilize program
Summary
San Francisco supervisors convened a Committee of the Whole on Oct. 26 to hear an informational briefing from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on rising Clean Power SF generation charges.
San Francisco supervisors convened a Committee of the Whole on Oct. 26 to hear an informational briefing from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on upcoming changes to Clean Power SF electric generation charges. Supervisor Chan, who facilitated the session, said “it is not my intent for us to take action on the proposed rate increase that will take place on November 1,” calling the meeting an opportunity for oversight and public explanation.
The SFPUC’s deputy assistant general manager for the power enterprise, Mike Himes, told the board Clean Power SF has more than 380,000 accounts and a 96% retention rate, and that its procurement since launch has reduced the city’s electricity-sector greenhouse-gas emissions. “Clean Power SF is a local solution to our global climate crisis, offering more clean and renewable electricity supplies to our community,” Himes said.
SFPUC staff described a rate action…
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