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Mayor's task force outlines options to hit 100% renewable electricity by 2020; recommendations due in December
Summary
The Mayor's Renewable Energy Task Force reported progress on an accelerated 100% renewable electricity goal, described four working groups (efficiency, distributed generation, utility-scale renewables, data needs) and said a recommendations report is expected in December for presentation to the mayor and Board of Supervisors in January.
Johanna Parton, Director of Climate Protection Initiatives in the Mayor's office, told the San Francisco LAFCO on Sept. 23 that the Mayor's Renewable Energy Task Force is crafting recommendations to achieve 100% renewable electricity for San Francisco by 2020.
Parton said the task force is using existing data from the city's Electricity Resource Plan and Climate Action Plan, and working through four technical working groups focused on energy efficiency and thermal loads, distributed-generation opportunities, utility-scale renewables and data needs. The task force expects to finalize recommendations in December and present them to the mayor and Board of Supervisors in January.
Parton described a menu of potential pathways to reach the target: aggressive energy efficiency and demand-reduction measures; distributed generation and rooftop solar programs to reduce PG&E load; city-owned or city-backed utility-scale options (she said SFPUC is studying wave-power potential in the range of 30'100 megawatts and monitoring offshore-wind developments); and Community Choice Aggregation as a near-term procurement pathway. Parton said task force discussions include scenario planning and that recommendations will likely include an "aggressive pursuit of CCA" while also examining public power as an alternative if other pathways fall short.
Commissioners asked about annual percentage milestones and new incentive programs; Parton said specifics are still being drafted but that financing and broader access to renewables are central themes. Public commenters including Eric Brooks reiterated that CCA plus a local build-out and integrated planning (efficiency, distributed generation, storage and demand response) would be central to achieving early targets and creating local jobs.
Next steps: the task force will work through September and October in smaller working groups and reconvene to complete a recommendations report in December for transmittal to the mayor and supervisors.
