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PUC budget battle: Hetch Hetchy capital needs put Clean Power SF reserve and GoSolar SF funding in dispute
Summary
Supervisors debated an SFPUC budget that reprogrammed $19.5M in CCA/Clean Power SF funds to cover Hetch Hetchy capital shortfalls, prompting motions to table or duplicate the PUC file; public testimony urged preserving GoSolar SF and community workforce funding.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) presented a two‑year operating and capital budget that highlighted major upcountry and Hetch Hetchy water and power infrastructure needs and proposed financial options including reprogramming a previously appropriated $19.5 million Clean Power SF (CCA) reserve. SFPUC officials told the Budget & Finance Committee that Hetch Hetchy facilities are aging and that the Mountain Tunnel and Rim Fire legacy projects require significant investment.
Todd Reichstrom, SFPUC assistant general manager for business, summarized the capital plan and said the department faces "over $2,000,000,000 of projected capital needs over the next 20 years" and explained…
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