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SFPUC outlines Clean Power SF net metering plan, low opt-outs and May service start
Summary
Staff briefed the Commission on Clean Power SF enrollment (134 services, 101 super green), very low opt-out rates (~0.3%) and proposed net energy metering rules; staff will return April 26 with a tariff for a May 1 operational start. Public commenters urged higher compensation than PG&E and options for larger projects.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission received an informational briefing on Clean Power SF and a proposed net energy metering tariff that staff plans to take to the Commission on April 26 and implement May 1.
Barbara Hale, Assistant General Manager for Power, said enrollment momentum is strong: "We have 134 services enrolled right now, 101 of which are super green," and staff is seeing opt-outs of approximately 0.3 percent, well below staff projections. Hale said staff's objectives are to encourage rooftop solar adoption among Clean Power SF customers, fairly capture and price surplus generation credits, and keep the tariff as simple as possible while working within PG&E billing constraints.
Hale described policy options for true-up frequency (monthly vs. annual), valuation of exported kilowatt-hours (state law sets a floor), and cash-out procedures. She cited other community choice aggregators' (CCAs) approaches: PG&E uses an annual true-up and retail-rate valuation floor, while some CCAs provide small bonuses or monthly handling. "We're proposing that all Clean Power SF customers would be provided only the generation portion of the service," Hale explained, noting program design must coordinate with PG&E's net-metering offerings.
Public commenters welcomed the proposal but raised concerns about sizing limits and incentives for larger projects. Eric Brooks (San Francisco Green Party, San Francisco Clean Energy Advocates) said it is "really good to see that we're going to pay people more than PG and E," but urged moving beyond a 1-megawatt cap; Barbara Hale answered that a separate feed-in tariff for larger systems is in preparation and expected to be operational midyear.
Commissioners asked technical and deployment questions; staff said they would return on April 26 with a tariff and related action items. No vote was taken at this informational presentation.
