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PUC staff outlines WESIP PEIR, undergrounding and renewable-energy pilots, and plans to solicit firms for Potrero turbines
Summary
Deputy General Manager Tony Irons briefed the commission on the WESIP draft PEIR and public-review schedule, proposed construction-management contracting strategy, a Civic Center sustainability pilot, an undergrounding/conduit approach for future renewables, and plans to issue an RFQ for Potrero combustion-turbine proposals.
Deputy General Manager Tony Irons updated the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on multiple infrastructure initiatives, including the WESIP draft programmatic environmental impact report, construction-management contracting, a Civic Center sustainability pilot, an undergrounding/conduit proposal and next steps for procuring combustion turbines at Potrero.
On WESIP and the PEIR, Irons said commissioners had received the draft PEIR ("1,000 some odd pages") and emphasized water supply as the central issue; he urged commissioners to read the executive summary and noted the public-comment window was open for…
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