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PUC: Clean Power SF enrollment steady; PG&E exit‑fee shifts may raise customer bills slightly
Summary
Clean Power SF reported roughly 78,000 accounts with a 2% opt‑out rate; staff warned PG&E rate adjustments and the PCIA exit fee could make participating customers' bills about 5% higher than a PG&E bundled customer temporarily, though Clean Power SF rates themselves are unchanged.
Clean Power SF staff told the commission the community choice aggregation program continues to enroll customers and serve roughly 78,000 accounts with an opt‑out rate near 2 percent.
Barbara Hale, Assistant General Manager for Power, said the program has seen 16,109 upgrades to the SuperGreen product and is projecting an approximate 5 percent higher bill for Clean Power SF customers relative to a PG&E bundled customer because of a proposed CPUC decision on PG&E rate factors and the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA). ‘‘It’s important to note though that what’s happening here is our rates are staying the same,’’ Hale said; the bill effect is driven by changes in PG&E’s billing factors.
Staff and commissioners discussed communications to customers, with several members urging a simple, clear message explaining that Clean Power SF’s rates are unchanged and that the increase is driven by PG&E’s exit‑fee components. Clean Power SF staff said they are coordinating outreach and joint comments with other CCAs at the CPUC to influence the methodology behind the exit fee.
What’s next: Staff will continue outreach to explain the change to customers and will reforecast Clean Power SF financials once opt‑out data from the recent enrollment are fully analyzed.
