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SFPUC to Propose Bill Credit to Offset Rising PG&E Exit Fees for Clean Power SF
Summary
SFPUC staff told commissioners they will seek a December vote to add a per‑kWh bill credit for Clean Power SF customers to offset expected PCIA increases that could otherwise make the CCA more expensive than PG&E for some customers.
San Francisco — Commission staff said Nov. 13 they will ask the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 11 to approve a new bill credit for Clean Power SF customers aimed at offsetting planned increases to PG&E’s Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA), the exit fee charged to departing utility customers.
Assistant General Manager Barbara Hale reported Clean Power SF serves roughly 109,000 active accounts with an opt‑out rate around 3.2% and a ‘super‑green’ upgrade rate near 3.6% (presentation; SEG 088–096). Hale said the California Public Utilities Commission’s changes to the PCIA calculation and PG&E’s forecasted generation rate reductions mean some customers could pay more on a bill‑comparison basis for Clean Power SF service unless the commission takes action (presentation; SEG 118–131).
Staff’s preferred approach is to keep Clean Power SF’s generation rate steady and instead add a transparent, per‑kilowatt‑hour negative line item (a credit) on customers’ bills to offset the PCIA increase. The credit would be set per kWh and would reduce customers’ bills by the credit amount multiplied by consumption; staff said it will return Dec. 11 with financial projections showing the effect on reserves and program margins (presentation; SEG 153–176, 241–243).
Commissioners asked for the proposed credit’s mechanics, projected fiscal effects and a label for the line item; staff said those details will be provided in December. Staff warned that absorbing a larger credit could reduce funds available for other Clean Power SF programs and that the agency may need flexibility once final PCIA rates are adopted by PG&E and the PUC (presentation; SEG 236–244, 291–301).
Next steps: staff will present a detailed proposal and pro‑forma fiscal analysis at the commission’s Dec. 11 meeting; no rate change was approved at the Nov. 13 meeting.
Sources: SFPUC staff presentation and commissioner Q&A at Nov. 13 meeting.
