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SFPUC and LAFCO back modified RFP for Clean Power SF, preserve preference for ordinance goals
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and LAFCO directed staff to issue a modified, preference‑based RFP for Clean Power SF that retains the ordinance’s renewable goals as preferred outcomes while allowing scoring flexibility to attract bidders; commissions also required close PUC–LAFCO coordination before the Oct. 16 joint review and Oct. 20 Board consideration.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to adopt a modified, preference‑based request for proposals (RFP) framework for the city’s Clean Power SF community choice aggregation program, and LAFCO concurred in a parallel vote. The decision directs SFPUC and LAFCO staff to work together to refine RFP language and scoring so that proposals closest to the ordinance goals are favored while preserving flexibility to draw bidders.
Municipal staff presented two RFP approaches: Option 1 would treat the ordinance’s performance elements as strict minimums (using language such as “must” and “shall”), while Option 2 would treat the same goals as targets that earn higher scores the closer a bidder comes to them. Mike Campbell, director of the SFPUC’s Clean Power SF program, told commissioners the two approaches were being advanced in parallel to meet an aggressive timeline and to give the…
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