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PUC staff outlines $1.5M contribution toward Pier 70 shore-side power mitigation
Summary
Assistant GM Barbara Hale told the commission staff has been discussing a proposal with Port staff to install shore-side power at Pier 70 as mitigation for decommissioning facilities at Piers 27/29 for America's Cup work; the PUC's conditional contribution is $1.5 million toward a $5.7 million system cost.
At the March 25 meeting Barbara Hale, Assistant General Manager for Power, briefed commissioners on Port of San Francisco plans to relocate shore-side power capacity to Pier 70 to offset the decommissioning of shore-side power at Piers 27/29 for America's Cup-related construction. Hale said the Port requested the PUC consider contributing $1,500,000 toward the estimated $5,700,000 cost of the Pier 70 shore-side power system once the project demonstrates it will bring additional kilowatt demand.
Hale told commissioners that because the work is being done as mitigation for America's Cup activities, it is not eligible for certain grants (she cited the Carl Moyer program at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District), and the PUC's contribution is intended to stand in for grant funding the project would otherwise pursue.
Commissioners asked how the $1.5 million figure was calculated and where the remainder of funds would come from; Hale replied the remainder would be a combination of port funds and customer contributions. Community and environmental groups later urged the commission to keep the Pier 70 shore-power project moving to offset temporary emissions associated with cruise-terminal construction.
Next steps: the Port staff will present the item to its commission; if they consent, the PUC staff expects to return to the commission with a similar item for consideration at a subsequent meeting.
