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PUC reports early success and outreach gaps in GoSolar SF; supervisors demand targeted outreach to low-income and nonprofit sectors
Summary
PUC told supervisors the GoSolar SF program generated 111 applications and roughly 1 MW of installed solar since July 1, but supervisors pressed for stronger outreach to low‑income, environmental‑justice ZIP codes and nonprofit/multiunit housing after limited low-income uptake.
The Public Utilities Commission briefed the Board of Supervisors’ Budget Committee on Dec. 16 about GoSolar SF, the city’s $3 million rooftop solar incentive program. PUC assistant general manager Barbara Hale said the program leveraged state California Solar Initiative and federal tax incentives to reduce solar costs roughly in half for San Franciscans and reported about 1 megawatt of installed capacity and 111 applications from July through November.
Hale outlined discrete residential incentive levels: a $3,000 base payment; $4,000 for using a city-certified installer; $5,000 for environmental-justice or certain low-income customers; and $6,000 for…
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