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LAFCO, SFPUC say Clean Power SF moving forward as negotiations with Power Choice continue
Summary
SFPUC and LAFCO staff reported ongoing negotiations with Power Choice LLC, an implementation plan submitted for CPUC review and parallel work on PG&E service agreements and marketing; commissioners agreed to send a letter asking CPUC to expedite review.
The San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission heard updates on the city’s Community Choice Aggregation program, Clean Power SF, as SFPUC staff reported active contract negotiations and a near-term schedule for regulatory review.
Mike Campbell, director of the Community Choice Aggregation program at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, told commissioners that Power Choice LLC was the highest‑scoring RFP respondent and that the SFPUC authorized staff on Feb. 9 to begin negotiations. “We have been working with them, to try to get a program up and running as soon as possible that achieves the goals of price stability and, achieving, renewable targets as per the RFP,” Campbell said.
Campbell said an implementation plan has been prepared and that SFPUC moved the plan through initial approvals; pending second‑reading approval by the Board of Supervisors, the plan will be submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission for certification. He noted the CPUC has a statutory 90‑day review window for submitted implementation plans and cited Marin’s example, where CPUC completed review in about 60 days.
Commissioners pressed Campbell on timing. He said negotiations with Power Choice were iterative but that staff was pushing to have a written agreement in March and hoped to have a CPUC response within about 60 days of submission. “We’re working hard and we’re working over weekends, as is Power Choice, to do the various homework that’s required,” Campbell said.
Campbell told the commission staff is preparing its internal business arrangements, and that work on a service agreement with PG&E will proceed in parallel with CPUC review. He described setting up the rate fairness board and other review steps required before rates can be submitted for Clean Power SF customers.
The commission voted by consent to send a letter to the CPUC asking it to expedite review of the implementation plan and asked supervisors’ offices to consider a similar request. Nancy Miller, interim LAFCO executive officer, introduced the suggestion and commissioners agreed that a signed letter from the commission would be appropriate.
Next steps: LAFCO and SFPUC staff will continue negotiations with Power Choice, complete internal business arrangements for service and rate review, and submit the implementation plan to the CPUC after the Board of Supervisors’ action. Commissioners signaled readiness to hold a special LAFCO meeting if negotiations conclude before the next regular meeting.
