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LAFCo: Clean Power SF to begin May 1; commission approves MOU extension with Marin Clean Energy
Summary
San Francisco staff reported Clean Power SF remains on track to begin service May 1 with about 404 pre-enrolled and roughly 7,300 auto-enrolled accounts; the commission approved a retroactive extension of an interagency agreement with Marin Clean Energy to support program work.
San Francisco’s Local Agency Formation Commission on Feb. 26 received a status update on Clean Power SF and approved a retroactive extension to an interagency agreement with Marin Clean Energy.
Barbara Hale, representing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, told the commission the community choice aggregation program remains on schedule to begin serving customers May 1. Hale said the program has 404 pre-enrolled customers and just over 7,300 auto-enrolled accounts (staff noted some decision-makers have multiple meters). She said eight individuals have opted out so far and staff had received 201 requests from customers seeking to opt up to the higher-tier “Super Green” product.
Hale said the SFPUC is developing a feed-in tariff and a net-energy-metering program and is coordinating with other community choice aggregators to present a unified position at a California Public Utilities Commission workshop on March 9. She encouraged supporters to participate in the CPUC’s public comment period.
Commissioner questions focused on outreach and consumer protections. Hale said staff mailed and emailed notices explaining opt-up options and that outreach tools at community events sometimes include iPads; she offered to confirm email delivery for individual commissioners. On collections and nonpayment, Hale said the SFPUC is developing internal procedures but currently cannot offer a customer payment-plan option because PG&E’s billing and funds-distribution structure does not permit the CCA to implement payment plans directly; staff said they are coordinating with other CCAs and PG&E on possible approaches.
Jason Fried, the commission’s executive officer, described an amendment to extend an existing interagency agreement with Marin Clean Energy so the SFPUC can continue to use Marin for limited project work. Fried said the original agreement had expired and the packet included an amendment updating Marin’s address. The commission voted to approve the extension retroactive to Aug. 1, 2015 without objection (motion moved by Commissioner Crews and seconded by Commissioner Campos).
The SFPUC and public advocates also discussed timing for local renewable buildout. Public commenter Eric Brooks praised staff and commissioners for moving the program forward but urged the city to set targets and financing strategies to accelerate local installations rather than waiting until about 2020, as staff’s longer-term projections indicated.
The commission did not take additional policy action at the meeting beyond approving the interagency agreement extension; staff signaled continuing work on outreach, regulatory filings and procurement to meet the May 1 start date.
