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Committee delays vote on $3M GoSolar SF pilot after wide public turnout; staff clarify incentives are per meter
Summary
Supervisors continued items creating a $3 million municipal solar rebate pilot for one week after lengthy public comment and staff clarifications that incentive payments are made per electric meter/installation rather than strictly per rooftop.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Wednesday voted to continue one week a set of ordinances that would reserve $3 million for a San Francisco solar incentive pilot and add a new chapter to the Environmental Code to govern the program. The continuation followed a multi-hour public comment period that drew industry representatives, environmental groups, community organizations and residents.
PUC staff and commissioners clarified key technical points during the hearing. Barbara Hale of the Public Utilities Commission explained that the pilot as amended would expand eligibility for a $5,000 environmental-justice incentive and…
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