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Clean Power SF enrolls 7,400 locations; staff to seek authority to exceed 50 MW
Summary
SFPUC reported Clean Power SF has about 7,400 active locations, a 1.5% opt‑out rate and strong Super Green sign‑ups; staff will return July 26 seeking authority to exceed 50 MW and said it is staffing up and procuring some back‑office services.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission heard an update on Clean Power SF on Tuesday, with staff reporting steady enrollment and plans to expand supply authority pending commission action.
Barbara Hale, Assistant General Manager for Power, said the program serves roughly 7,400 active locations and currently has a 1.5% opt‑out rate, up slightly from 1.3% at the prior report. ‘‘We do have a steady 3% participation in our Super Green program offering 100% renewable,’’ Hale said.
Hale said pre‑enrollments for the August sign‑up period rose from 471 to 497, with 359 of those selecting Super Green—about 70% of residential pre‑enrollees. Staff expects the next enrollment roll to close Aug. 1 and for those customers to be served beginning Nov. 1 under the current plan.
To manage growth, Hale said staff would present an action item at the next meeting (July 26) to clarify authority to exceed 50 megawatts if supply is available and meets affordability and other policy targets. She also said the program is hiring additional analysts and outreach staff and will procure vendor services—meter-data management and call-center services—for the near term, with the intention of bringing functions in‑house over time.
Jason Fried, Executive Officer for LAFCO, told the commission he had argued for building an in‑house system and said contracts provide a path to migrate services from outside vendors into PUC operations when capacity allows. Fried cautioned that the SFPUC call center is currently too small to handle a large opt‑out period without staged planning.
No vote was taken at the update, which staff characterized as informational preparation for upcoming procurement and staffing items.
