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GES report: San Francisco has modest in‑city solar and CHP potential; many renewables cost more than wholesale power
Summary
Consultants from GES told LAFCO that San Francisco's technical potential favors solar PV and combined heat and power (CHP), with roughly 100 MW solar potential and about 140 MW CHP potential (including a ~50 MW downtown repowering). GES said many in‑city renewables have levelized costs above current wholesale benchmarks.
Glenn Walker of GES presented the technical and economic potential analysis commissioned by the SFPUC. "The city has managed to install approximately 7 megawatts," Walker said of existing solar installations and he estimated a technical solar potential in the city of about 100 megawatts, not counting Sunset Reservoir's upcoming project.
Walker listed six in‑city resource categories considered technically feasible: solar photovoltaic, wind (small‑scale and building mounted), tidal, fuel cells,…
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