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SFPUC backs plan to pilot $3 million solar incentive, commissioners set implementation details
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission reviewed a staff proposal to use $3 million from MECA-designated power funds to launch a one-year solar incentive pilot offering $3,000–$5,000 for homeowners and up to $10,000 for businesses, with bonuses for local installers and environmental-justice neighborhoods; the commission heard extensive public support and invoked procedural steps to vote despite potential conflicts.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Thursday reviewed a staff proposal to fund a municipal solar-incentive pilot using a $3,000,000 balance of MECA-appropriated power funds and asked the general manager to finalize eligibility rules.
Assistant General Manager for Power Barbara Hale presented the proposal, saying it would “use HECE power net operating revenues to fund a solar energy incentive payment” available to all San Francisco residential and business property owners for systems 1 kilowatt or larger. Residential incentives would run from $3,000 (base) up to $5,000 for owners who use a San Francisco installer or who are located in designated environmental-justice ZIP codes, while business customers would receive $1,500 per kilowatt up to a $10,000 cap, Hale said.
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