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SFPUC sets accelerated Clean Power SF goals: 50% renewable by 2020 and citywide enrollment by July 2019

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission · May 9, 2017
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The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted May 9 to amend Clean Power SF: raise the green default product to 50% renewable by 2020 and direct staff to pursue enrollment of all eligible San Francisco customers by July 2019, 'or sooner if possible.' The vote followed extensive public comment urging a faster roll-out and more local renewable development.

At its May 9 meeting, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission adopted an amendment to Clean Power SF that raises the target renewable content of the program’s default 'green' product to 50% by 2020 and instructs staff to pursue enrollment of 100% of eligible San Francisco customers by July 2019, or sooner if feasible.

Barbara Hale, assistant general manager for power, told commissioners the program had completed its first year of operation and was serving about 76,000 accounts with a 3.2% opt-out rate. She said staff envisions expanding to roughly 350,000 accounts…

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