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Supervisors pause $3 million MECA allocation as public backs city solar pilot
Summary
After extended questioning about how the Mayor’s Energy Conservation Account (MECA) funds are being used, the Board’s Budget & Finance Committee continued an ordinance to reserve $3 million for a PUC-run solar incentive pilot and asked staff for a written project list, funding breakdowns and metrics to measure public benefit. Dozens of public commenters urged approval, citing job creation and low‑income outreach.
San Francisco’s Budget & Finance Committee on Item 1 paused a $3,000,000 reallocation of the Mayor’s Energy Conservation Account (MECA) to a Public Utilities Commission (PUC) solar incentive pilot and asked agency staff for more detail before moving forward.
Chair Supervisor Jake McGoldrick, who brought the reservation request to committee, said he wanted to “hit the pause button” so the Board can review what the MECA fund was intended for and how funds have been spent. McGoldrick pressed staff for a written inventory of projects and a clearer statement of public benefit, saying the appropriation previously appeared as a single, sparsely described line item in the annual appropriation ordinance and that “it’s very important that we have a policy discussion about what this MECA Fund is all about.”
Monique Smuta of the Controller’s office told the committee the MECA fund has historically supported energy‑conservation projects on…
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