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Clean Power SF announces one‑month bill credit for CARE/FERA customers; PCIA surge raises concerns
Summary
At the San Francisco LAFCO meeting Dec. 18, SFPUC staff described a one‑time bill credit for customers enrolled in CARE and FERA, outreach to increase low‑income enrollment, and growing worries about the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) that now costs Clean Power SF roughly $100 million per year and could rise further.
San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission members heard an update Dec. 18 from SFPUC staff on Clean Power SF relief and planning.
Michael Himes, director of the SFPUC Power Enterprise, said the utility adopted a one‑time bill credit for Clean Power SF customers enrolled in the CARE and FERA low‑income discount programs by Sept. 30. The credit is designed to cover roughly one month of an average electricity bill for qualifying customers and to encourage enrollment in ongoing discount programs that reduce bills by at least 20%.
Cassidy Wallerstein of SFPUC communications described the outreach effort supporting the credit: Spanish and Chinese language advertising, 11 billboard placements in the Bayview, Mission and Outer Mission, about 30,000…
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