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PUC staff reports progress and legislative risks for Clean Power SF CCA
Summary
PUC staff said the Clean Power SF community choice aggregation program received two RFQ responses and is on track to issue an RFP in October; staff warned of pending state legislation and a filed initiative that could impose a two‑thirds voter requirement to start CCAs statewide.
Mike Campbell, director of the Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program known as Clean Power SF, briefed the Commission on June 23 on supplier procurement, market research and legislative developments affecting CCAs.
Campbell said the RFQ issued June 5 returned two responses, from the Northern California Power Authority and Shell Energy, which are under panel review. "We issued the RFQ on schedule on June 5, and we received two responses to that RFQ," he said. Staff is reviewing qualifications and expects to be able to accelerate the schedule if the final qualified list is short.
Campbell described related work streams including market research, a lessons‑learned report from Local Power and technical feasibility analysis from the program’s consultants to refine the implementation plan. He also raised legislative concerns: SB695 contained language that risked restricting direct access and could be read to affect CCAs, and an initiative filed with the Attorney General would require a two‑thirds local vote before starting a CCA—an additional hurdle that, if it qualified and passed, would affect all California CCAs.
Commissioners asked whether the initiative would apply to San Francisco and if Clean Power SF is far enough along to be affected. Campbell said the initiative, if enacted, would require a two‑thirds vote statewide for cities and counties before starting a CCA and would therefore affect programs across California.
Campbell said staff expects a draft of the technical feasibility report by month’s end and an RFP in October; commissioners requested an update at the July meeting once qualification reviews are complete.
