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PUC and Port outline solar, desalination and grease-to-biodiesel pilots; shoreside power grant approved

San Francisco Planning Commission · September 25, 2008
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The Public Utilities Commission and Port described water-conservation measures, a PUC-funded solar incentive, a grease-recycling program feeding biodiesel production, and a $1.9 million grant toward shoreside power for cruise ships at the Port.

At the Planning Commission hearing, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the Port described a suite of operational pilots and capital projects intended to expand renewable energy and resource-recovery in the city.

Laura Spangen of the PUC noted that the city’s municipal power portfolio includes hydro generation at Hetch Hetchy and that the PUC is funding a solar incentive program intended to accelerate rooftop installations. Spangen said the PUC has seen a surge in applications since the incentive launched,…

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