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PUC: Clean Power SF enrollment grows; procurement yields 300+ bids and Salesforce signs on
Summary
Staff told the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission that Clean Power SF serves about 81,000 sites, with a 3.3% opt-out rate; a recent procurement drew more than 300 bids and Salesforce has enrolled as a Super Green customer, helping push program uptake past a 5% participation goal.
Barbara Hill, general manager for power, told the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Aug. 8 that Clean Power SF continues to expand enrollment and move forward on supply contracting.
Hill said the program is serving about 81,000 customer sites and that the opt-out rate has remained steady at about 3.3%. "We have 3.7% of our customers that have upgraded to Super Green," she said, and noted that Salesforce’s enrollment at two downtown buildings pushed the program past its stretch goal of at least 5% Super Green participation.
Hill gave a procurement update: a June 22 request for offers closed July 26 and the PUC received more than 300 bids from 32 companies for roughly 78 energy projects, including both existing and mostly new renewable projects. She said staff is evaluating responses and will package results — including an upcoming request for firmed-and-shaped power — to support the Clean Power SF growth plan.
In response to commissioner questions, Eric Sandler, the PUC’s chief financial officer, said the office held a bidders conference and answered about 30 submitted questions covering procurement process details and credit-related issues. "There were a number of credit-oriented questions," Sandler said, including questions about opt-out experience and how any credit facility would be structured against revenues.
Hill and Sandler said preference will be given to California renewable portfolio standard–eligible projects produced in California (portfolio content category 1), though the RFQ also invited out-of-state bids that qualify under state rules to allow the commission to evaluate price tradeoffs alongside local policy objectives.
Next steps: staff will continue evaluating bids and expects to return to the commission with recommended portfolio selections; the RFQ for bank credit facilities has bids due Aug. 15.
