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Board expands and funds solar incentive program, boosts low‑income/nonprofit incentives
Summary
The Board approved changes to the environment code to increase incentives for low‑income and nonprofit applicants and appropriated $1 million for the city’s solar incentive program, while allowing some low‑income funding to be used within the general GoSolar SF program.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on March 2009 approved changes to the environment code to increase incentives available to low‑income and nonprofit applicants under the city’s solar energy incentive program and appropriated funds to support the program.
Supervisor Muir (the bill author) introduced an ordinance amending the environment code to expand incentives for low‑income and nonprofit applicants and to make technical changes to program requirements. The ordinance passed on roll-call vote, 10 ayes and 1 no.
Separately, the board approved an ordinance appropriating $1,000,000 of power‑for‑resale expenses and appropriating $1,000,000 for the solar incentive program at the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2008–2009. The appropriation allows $500,000 of low‑income and nonprofit funding to be used for the general GoSolar SF program. That appropriation passed 9 ayes and 2 noes.
The board’s actions combine a policy change (expanded incentives and program clarifications) with an immediate funding allocation intended to sustain and broaden the city’s solar rebate efforts, including set‑asides for low‑income and nonprofit applicants.
Votes: The environment code amendment passed 10–1; the related appropriation ordinance passed 9–2. The Public Utilities Commission will administer the funded incentive program within the parameters set by the ordinance and appropriation.
