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SFPUC continues Clean Power SF negotiations, directs expanded local-buildout work and approves consultant extensions
Summary
After extended debate over liability, enrollment risk and local jobs, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission directed staff to continue negotiating a term sheet with Shell Energy for a pilot Community Choice Aggregation program (targeting an initial ~75,000 residential accounts) and approved one-year, no-cost extensions for technical advisors to develop local build‑out planning.
San Francisco — The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on a detailed debate decided to continue negotiations on the Clean Power SF community choice aggregation (CCA) program and to advance planning for local renewable build‑out, while deferring final approval of contract execution until outstanding regulatory and financial questions are resolved.
Commissioners and staff spent more than two hours on the proposed 4.5‑year term sheet that would let the city offer a 100% renewable generation product to enrolled customers. General Manager Ed Harrington and CCA Director Mike Campbell framed the proposal as a phased launch: an initial tranche sized to about 75,000 residential accounts (roughly 30 megawatts) to limit opt‑out risk, with capacity to expand by geographic phasing and later procurement.
The presentation included financial estimates from CFO Todd Reedstrom showing an indicative program budget of roughly $30 million–$40 million per year, and staff outlined reserve requirements they expect to need to place on contract…
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