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SFPUC approves multi‑year 'Super Green' agreements as city touts Clean Power SF enrollment and climate commitments
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission approved a form agreement allowing customers to sign 1–5 year commitments for Clean Power SF's Super Green 100% renewable product and added an annual reporting requirement to monitor participation. The decision comes as city leaders announced expanded Clean Power SF enrollment and broader renewable and building‑electrification goals at an Earth Month press event.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on April 23 approved a form agreement enabling Clean Power SF customers to enter into one‑to‑five‑year commitments for the Super Green 100% renewable power product, and the commission amended the resolution to require annual reporting on customer participation.
Julia Allman, a utility specialist with Clean Power SF, told commissioners the agreement is aimed primarily at large commercial customers that want to secure LEED certification points by committing to 100% renewable service. "Super Green Power already meets these requirements," Allman said, adding that the agreement offers no special pricing and includes an early termination fee equal to about one month's Super Green premium for the account class.
Commissioners raised integrity concerns about potential gaming of LEED points if customers signed multi‑year agreements only to terminate after getting certification. Commissioner (speaker 3) moved and the commission adopted an amendment requiring annual monitoring and reporting on participation and early terminations so staff can adjust the program if needed. Staff agreed to provide reporting back to the commission and to return with any recommended modifications.
The vote followed a broader staff update on Clean Power SF given earlier in the meeting. Barbara Hale, assistant general manager for power, said the program's recent enrollment wave will bring more than 400,000 customer accounts into Clean Power SF by the end of April, with an opt‑out rate of about 2.8% and roughly 5,300 accounts choosing the Super Green upgrade (about 1.4% of accounts). Hale said staff will present a more detailed bill‑impact analysis next month after reviewing PG&E's rate filing and proposed exit fees at the California Public Utilities Commission.
The commission's action came as city leaders used an Earth Month press event tied to Clean Power SF to highlight climate targets and local initiatives. In remarks at the public event, (speaker 19) outlined the city's direction to pursue building electrification and a shift to 100% renewable electricity for large commercial buildings over the next decade, and credited Clean Power SF's enrollment milestone as a step toward those goals. Dr. David Klein of Dignity Health said switching Saint Francis Hospital to Super Green avoided "more than 2,000,000 pounds of carbon dioxide," a figure he described as equivalent to the annual driving emissions of about 218 cars.
What happens next: the form agreement is adopted and staff will implement the multi‑year contract process, collect participation metrics and report annually to the commission so it can evaluate whether termination fees or other program terms need adjustment.
