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LAFCO urges 11.5¢ ceiling for Clean Power SF as commissioners and public debate rates, labor and local build‑out
Summary
At a joint SFPUC–LAFCO session on Clean Power SF, staff outlined a lowered not‑to‑exceed rate and build‑out plan. LAFCO adopted an advisory resolution recommending a 11.5¢ ceiling after extensive public comment and labor concerns; the PUC will consider final action at its afternoon meeting.
San Francisco — At a joint meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the Local Agency Formation Commission, officials advanced the Community Choice Aggregation program known as Clean Power SF and LAFCO adopted an advisory resolution recommending a not‑to‑exceed rate ceiling of 11.5¢ per kilowatt‑hour.
"This is not the approval of a contract with Shell," LAFCO Chair John Avalos said in opening remarks, stressing the commission was setting a price ceiling rather than approving any procurement contract. PUC staff, led by Kim Malcolm, presented a reworked program design and a rate analysis that reduced an earlier 14.57¢ estimate to a proposed ceiling of 11.9¢ and described circumstances under which an initial launch rate could be set below 11¢.
Why it matters: the not‑to‑exceed rate determines how much revenue is available for the program's local build‑out, which staff and advocates say will finance new renewable generation and local jobs. PUC staff told commissioners the program could generate initial build‑out funds of about $2–4 million per…
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