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San Francisco staff to issue revised Clean Power SF RFP; advocates urge broader asset study first
Summary
SFPUC and LAFCO staff presented a revised RFP for Clean Power SF (community choice aggregation), with clarifications on scoring, REC limits, LBE outreach, a three-year minimum contract term and a timeline to issue the RFP next week and score in October. Public commenters urged a pause for an in‑city asset study before issuing the RFP.
Mike Kimball, director of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's Clean Power SF program, told the Local Agency Formation Commission that staff planned to issue a revised request for proposals next week for the city's community choice aggregation program and give firms two months to respond.
Kimball said the draft RFP clarifies how written and oral scores will align, adds points for local business enterprise outreach, limits the use of renewable energy certificates for any portion above the state's RPS-compliant share and asks proposers to identify key metrics and opt-out targets. He also told commissioners that staff had shortened the minimum contract term to three years while allowing extensions up to 20 years, and that some programs may be CEQA-exempt.
The revisions aim to make written responses and oral interviews comparable and to provide clearer sections on energy efficiency and demand response. "You should have a new, revised RFP draft…
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