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LAFCO delays approval of MOU with SFPUC after debate over scope, funding and hydrogen study
Summary
After a multi‑hour debate about scope and budget, the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission voted to continue action on a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Public Utilities Commission so staff can circulate a cleaned draft; commissioners disputed whether the SFPUC’s $800,000 offer is sufficient and questioned proposed studies including green hydrogen.
Chair Supervisor Connie Chan and LAFCO commissioners spent substantial time discussing a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would formalize LAFCO’s monitoring and advisory role for Clean Power SF and fund special studies. Executive Officer Jeremy Pollock told commissioners the draft MOU would run roughly 3½ years and proposed an initial funding cap of $800,000 from Clean Power SF ratepayer funds to support a set of strategic studies and LAFCO monitoring.
Why it matters: The MOU would direct LAFCO to perform independent studies on technical and policy challenges related to the city’s decarbonization plans, creating an outside analytic layer to advise both the SFPUC and the Board of Supervisors. Commissioners said the studies could shape how the city phases out fossil‑fuel infrastructure, positions batteries and vehicle charging in dense urban areas, and plans financing for a renewable portfolio.
Pollock summarized the MOU’s proposed…
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