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PUC hears power cost‑of‑service study, Rate Fairness Board urges phased approach; Clean Power SF net‑metering adopted

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission · April 26, 2016
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Summary

CFO Eric Sandler presented a cost‑of‑service study for Hetch Hetchy Power; while staff recommended a two‑year rate plan, the consultant proposed larger increases in years 3–5 to reach cost‑of‑service by 2021. The Rate Fairness Board recommended the staff two‑year approach and asked for a detailed plan for years 3–5. Separately, the commission adopted Clean Power SF time‑of‑use schedules and a net energy metering program (Item 14) with amendments limiting GM blanket authority.

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission received a detailed cost‑of‑service briefing for the Hetch Hetchy Power Enterprise on April 26 and voted to adopt Clean Power SF time‑of‑use schedules and net energy metering (NEM) rules after amendments.

Eric Sandler, CFO and Assistant General Manager for Business Services, summarized a multi‑part study that looked at the revenue requirement, cost allocation and rate design for the Power Enterprise. Sandler explained a staff recommendation consistent with the commission‑adopted 10‑year financial plan that would average a $0.05 increase in year one (a two‑year package is before the commission for adoption on May 10) and noted that a consultant base case offered larger increases in years three through five to…

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