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Advocates and unions urge robust local buildout for Clean Power SF; unions warn Shell contract risks local jobs
Summary
Public commenters — environmental groups, local clean‑energy advocates and labor unions — urged an aggressive local‑build plan at launch and warned high customer premiums would lead to large opt‑outs. IBEW 1245 and other labor speakers said contracting to Shell without a clear local‑build program risks displacement of local utility jobs.
At the joint meeting, dozens of public speakers urged commissioners to make local buildout a firm, early priority for Clean Power SF and to keep rates affordable to avoid large opt‑out rates.
Advocates and environmental groups argued that a detailed business plan should accompany program launch. "That build out plan has to be able to talk about the amount of investment ... the number of jobs that investment generates," said a public advocate representing local groups. Several speakers pointed to other…
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