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Supervisors urge SFPUC to approve Clean Power SF rates after commission delays
Summary
Supervisor London Breed introduced a resolution urging the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to set not-to-exceed rates for Clean Power SF, citing years of board policy support and recent commission votes that stalled the phase 1 pricing.
Supervisor London Breed on Sept. 3 introduced a resolution urging the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to approve the "not-to-exceed" rates that would allow the Clean Power SF community choice aggregation (CCA) program to move forward.
Breed told the board the city has repeatedly expressed support for the CCA over the past decade and that the SFPUC staff and LAFCO recommended phase 1 rates after technical review. "I fully support Clean Power SF," Breed said. "I think it will bring us not only 100% renewable, California and union-made power, but it will create new jobs for hundreds of San Franciscans." Breed noted the board previously authorized $19,500,000 to support Clean Power SF.
Supervisor Avalos, a cosponsor, said PUC commissioners have been "lobbied by the mayor's office" and expressed concern that political pressures were delaying a decision the board has repeatedly endorsed. Avalos said the PUC's 3-2 vote to reject recommended not-to-exceed rates on Aug. 13 left staff uncertain what additional information commissioners needed.
The resolution seeks to pressure the PUC to adopt the recommended rate structure "without further delay." The item was introduced; no floor vote on the resolution was recorded at the Sept. 3 meeting. The board's remarks recounted the CCA's nine-year local history: the board established community choice aggregation policy in 2004, approved governance structure in 2007, issued RFP authority in 2009, and later endorsed negotiated contracts and funding for program start-up.
Ending: The resolution was introduced for future consideration and the board signaled intent to follow up with the PUC; no formal action on the resolution was recorded at the meeting.
