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Supervisors reserve GoSolar SF funding; debate centers on job counts and program priorities
Summary
The committee agreed to carry $3 million forward for GoSolar SF next year plus roughly $1.2 million in unspent funds, after lengthy debate between PUC staff, OEWD and public commenters over how many jobs the program created, workforce retention, and whether money should shift toward energy-efficiency measures.
After extended discussion and more than a dozen public remarks, the Budget & Finance Committee directed the Public Utilities Commission to fund GoSolar SF at $3,000,000 for the coming year and to carry forward roughly $1,200,000 in unspent incentive funds from the current year, while asking PUC staff to pursue energy-efficiency, workforce-development and local-hire strategies.
PUC General Manager Ed Harrington told the committee that GoSolar SF had been budgeted at $5 million per year in its early years. He said roughly $13.3 million in projects had been requested over…
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