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LAFCO hears Mayor—s Renewable Energy Task Force report; commissioners push to foreground Clean Power SF
Summary
At its December meeting LAFCO heard a Department of the Environment presentation summarizing a Mayor—s Renewable Energy Task Force report that recommends demand reduction, local generation, and procurement tools (including CCA). Commissioners and public speakers urged an updated addendum and stronger linkage to Clean Power SF implementation.
Danielle of the San Francisco Department of the Environment presented the Mayor—s Renewable Energy Task Force report to the Local Agency Formation Commission on the Commission—s December agenda, framing the document as a multi-pronged plan to help the city reach deep greenhouse-gas reductions in the electricity sector.
"San Francisco has a long history of climate action," Danielle said in her overview, and noted the report ties into the city—s Climate Action Plan and the SFPUC—s Electricity Resource Plan. The presentation put electricity at roughly 25 percent of the city—s emissions and cited the plan—s long-term reduction target of 80 percent by 2050. The task force, convened in early 2011 and made up of local clean-energy leaders, utilities (PG&E and SFPUC), labor and community stakeholders, met for roughly 18 months to develop recommendations.
The report groups recommendations under three broad areas: energy…
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