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Intern’s equity report spotlights 15,000 annual shutoffs and urges targeted solar‑plus‑storage for vulnerable neighborhoods
Summary
A LAFCO intern presented research finding roughly 15,000 account disconnections annually (2016–2018) and stark neighborhood disparities; the report recommends targeted outreach, solar‑plus‑storage for affordable and senior housing, a single point of contact for efficiency programs, and workforce stipends to improve equity and resilience.
Winston Parsons, a LAFCO intern and graduate student, presented eight months of research to the commission on Nov. 15 aimed at advancing equity in Clean Power SF’s programs. Parsons said his analysis of 2016–2018 data shows roughly 15,000 accounts are disconnected annually in San Francisco, with significant geographic disparities: Bayview–Hunters Point had disconnection rates roughly double the Outer and Central Richmond and 3.5 times higher than West Portal and St. Francis Woods.
Parsons said existing state discount programs such as CARE are not eliminating disconnections in…
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