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Committee approves release of $3 million for GoSolar SF incentives
Summary
The Budget and Finance Committee approved releasing $3 million from committee reserves to fund the GoSolar SF solar incentive program through June 2020, with roughly $1.8 million for solar incentives, $800,000 for a low‑income inverter replacement program and about $400,000 for administrative costs.
On Sept. 11, 2019 the Budget and Finance Committee approved releasing $3,000,000 from the committee reserve to fund GoSolar SF for fiscal year 2019–20. Angela Petain, customer programs manager at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Power Enterprise, told the committee GoSolar SF provides monetary incentives for residents, businesses and nonprofits installing rooftop solar and offers larger incentives for low‑income households and for projects using San Francisco–based installers.
Petain described the committee reserve request as covering program needs through June 2020. She gave a budget breakdown: approximately $1,800,000 for solar panel incentives, $800,000 for a low‑income inverter replacement program to help households replace failed inverters, and roughly $406,000 for administrative costs. The Budget and Legislative Analyst also reviewed the request, traced the $3 million reserve to the Hetch Hetchy Power Enterprise FY2015–16 operating budget, and recommended approval.
Public comment was opened and there were no speakers. Chair Sandra Lee Fearer moved to approve release of the funds from committee reserves; members took the motion without objection. The committee record shows the release enables the SFPUC program to provide incentives to Clean Power SF and Hetch Hetchy power customers through June 2020.
