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Clean Power SF reports low opt-outs, plans to scale to ~55–56 MW by November
Summary
SFPUC staff reported a roughly 1.2% opt-out rate for Clean Power SF, modest early customer participation in a super-green offering and plans to enroll a further 20 MW in August, aiming to serve roughly 55–56 megawatts by November if current opt-out trends continue.
Barbara Hale, assistant general manager for power, updated the commission on Clean Power SF’s early operations and enrollment planning. Staff has issued three of four statutorily required opt-out notices and reported an opt-out rate "about a 1.2%" to date and roughly 3% participation in the super-green product.
Hale said staff is preparing a renewable procurement plan required by state regulation and will bring integrated resource planning materials to ensure customer programs such as rooftop solar and energy efficiency align with procurement.
"We have about 432 customers that have signed up for our August enrollment," Hale said while noting the low opt-out rate means the program could exceed earlier megawatt projections. Staff estimated that enrolling about 20 MW in August and experiencing similarly low opt-out rates would result in serving approximately 55–56 MW by November.
Public commenters including Eric Brooks of the San Francisco Green Party and Jason Fried of LAFCO praised staff’s results and urged the commission to authorize staff to scale enrollments to capture the unexpectedly low opt-out rates. Brooks recommended looking to international plans for comprehensive local installation strategies but cautioned against relying on biomass-heavy models.
Commissioners asked staff to return with additional detail on incentive programs for rooftop solar and to summarize opt-out reasons reported by customers. Hale agreed to provide follow-up statistics on opt-out motivations.
