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SFPUC updates Clean Power SF enrollment, procurement and outreach plans
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission heard a Clean Power SF briefing: enrollment holds steady with low opt‑out rates, procurement confirmations are in progress to meet resource adequacy, and an advertising campaign targeting Districts 5 and 8 will roll out alongside translated outreach materials.
San Francisco — At its Sept. 27 meeting the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission received a progress report on Clean Power SF enrollment, procurement and outreach.
Barbara Hale, Assistant General Manager for Power, said the program now serves more than 8,000 customer locations with 7,300 active accounts. "We have had no additional opt outs since I reported to you on September 13," Hale said, reporting a 1.9% opt‑out rate for the May enrollment cohort and about 0.4% in the current fall enrollment period. Hale also said 151 customers upgraded to the Super Green product, up from 53 two weeks earlier.
Hale told commissioners the agency has signed one of four confirmations needed for resource adequacy and is continuing long‑term contracting work required under the state renewable portfolio rules. She said the commission should expect a formal integrated resource plan and a phasing plan to reach the program's long‑term account targets in the spring.
Charles Sheehan, Acting Communications Director for the SFPUC, presented advertising concepts for transit shelters, billboards and a station buyout at the Castro Muni station and said some creative would be translated into Spanish and Chinese. "Our website is cleanpowersf.org or cleanpowersf.org/supergreen, which is the place to upgrade," Sheehan said, describing the campaign's call to action. When asked why the campaign focuses on Districts 5 and 8, Sheehan said public opinion research showed residential customers in those districts were most likely to remain with the program and thus were priority outreach targets.
Commissioners asked staff to continue reporting on procurement progress, working capital levels and reserve targets tied to Clean Power SF. Hale and staff said program staffing has been expanded to support operations, communications and outreach and that additional program proposals — including community solar, storage, electric‑vehicle measures and on‑bill repayment tools — will be developed with stakeholder engagement over the next 6–12 months.
The commission did not take an action on procurement matters at the meeting; the presentation was informational and staff said they will return with specific procurement results and an IRP timetable.
