The Timeline of CleanPowerSF

2002

September

California state legislature passes AB-117 enabling community choice aggregation (CCA) programs.

2003

September

San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) accepts a report from RW Beck indicating that CCA would be conducive for the development of renewable energy resources and conservation programs.

2004

January

California Public Utilities Commission begins establishing rules governing CCA procedures.

May

The Mayor and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously adopt the CCA Ordinance 86-04, directing SFPUC to develop a Draft Implementation Plan and then a Draft Request for Proposals.

December

San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the Mayor create the CCA Task Force.

2005

March-June

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission creates draft implementation plan.

2007

April

CPUC certifies the first CCA implementation plan for San Joaquin Valley Power Authority.

June

San Francisco Board of Supervisors approves Ordinance 146-07, adopting the CCA governance structuring, asking LAFCo to monitor program implementation.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors approves Ordinance 147-07, adopting a CCA Draft Implementation Plan, Program Description and Bond Revenue Plan and further implementation steps, including issuing a Request for Information and Comment (RFI/C) and a Request for Proposal (RFP).

November

LAFCo issues RFQ for assistance in monitoring of San Francisco CCA.

2009

January

Program adopts CleanPowerSF name.

April

SFPUC issues Request for Qualifications for energy service providers.

November

CleanPowerSF issues initial Request for Proposals for bidders to deliver full services electric supply, design and build generation resources and manage customer account services for CleanPowerSF.

2010

May

The California Public Utilities Commission approves the CleanPowerSF Implementation Plan.

CleanPowerSF successfully negotiates a Service Agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric and registers as a CCA with the California Public Utilities Commission.

February

CleanPowerSF Implementation Plan and Statement of Intent filed with California Public Utilities Commission.

2011

January

SFPUC commences contract negotiations for energy supply and data services.

Next Steps

  • Continue with public education and outreach.
  • Finalize contract with the energy service provider.
  • Receive certification from the California Public Utilities Commission (submitted– currently pending).
  • Send notices to residents and businesses.
  • Begin generating cleaner energy for customers!
“Before CleanPowerSF, we had no choice where our energy came from or how clean it was.”
— Leah Pimentel
 Sierra Club Member