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SFPUC hears industry briefing on solar costs and financing; experts urge pilot projects and new local funding
Summary
Industry panelists told the commission that San Francisco has installed under 1 MW to date, cited financing and rebate changes (SB1) that complicate local deployment, and urged a mix of on‑site pilots, third‑party PPAs and a local public‑goods surcharge to scale city solar deployment.
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission commissioners heard a public renewable‑energy panel at about 15:30 that featured industry and finance experts who outlined technical, financing and policy approaches to scale solar across city‑owned assets.
David Hochschild (PV Now) framed the city's challenge, saying, "We have less than a megawatt installed right now," and noted the Energy Action Plan target of 16 MW by February 2008 would not be met without new measures. Hochschild warned that recent state policy changes (SB1) limit access to some incentive funds and…
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