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PUC adopts GoSolar SF changes: RECs to be assigned to city, incentives stepped down to preserve funding
Summary
The commission adopted staff-recommended changes to GoSolar SF, including requiring applicants to assign renewable energy credits (RECs) to the city and implementing stepped reductions in incentive levels to keep funding continuous; staff and an installer emphasized the changes aim to protect workforce stability and program continuity.
Barbara Hale, assistant general manager for power, presented the GoSolar SF annual report and proposed program modifications on Sept. 8, asking the commission to adopt changes intended to maintain continuous funding and support workforce goals.
Hale summarized first-year results — about 3.16 megawatts installed or committed, 868 applications received, 362 systems installed, and 33 green jobs reported — and told commissioners the program faced a rapid uptick in demand that threatened to exhaust the fiscal-year appropriation. To address that, staff recommended two principal changes: require GoSolar applicants to remit the renewable energy credits (RECs) associated with systems funded through the…
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