Clean Power SF reports steady retention, readies large July enrollment and a rate action
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SFPUC staff said Clean Power SF serves about 81,000 sites with a 3.2% opt-out rate, is preparing a large July enrollment and will present a rate proposal April 10 to take effect July 1 that would make Green program bills roughly 2% below PG&E. Staff also disclosed active regulatory filings at the California PUC.
Barbara Hale, assistant general manager for power, briefed the commission on Clean Power SF enrollment, rate planning and regulatory activity. Staff reported Clean Power SF is serving roughly 81,000 customer sites and retaining about 96.8% of enrolled customers; the opt-out rate remained 3.2% and the Super Green upgrade rate is 4.1%.
Hale said the program has closed its wait list and will add about 230 accounts in a small April enrollment; the next large enrollment is scheduled for July, with the target of serving the entire city under the proposed rollout schedule by July 2019. She told commissioners staff is preparing to execute power supply contracts to support the July enrollment and anticipates executing a JPMorgan facility agreement in coming weeks.
On rate planning, staff said they will present a rate action to the commission April 10 that — if approved — would be effective July 1 and would change rates for customers in the Green program so those bills are about 2% lower than PG&E charges. Hale also said staff will propose suspending the program termination fee for the duration of the enrollment period to simplify customer interactions.
Hale described multiple regulatory steps at the California Public Utilities Commission, including a motion for rehearing of a December resolution that modified the timeline for community choice aggregation expansion, and a joint protest of PG&E requests to change bill-collection practices that affect CCAs. She said testimony in the power-charge-indifference-adjustment rulemaking is due in April and Clean Power SF is coordinating with other CCAs.
Next steps: staff will return April 10 with a formal rate action and continue regulatory engagement at the CPUC while executing necessary supply contracts to support July enrollment.
