Mayor London N. Breed today announced an array of new programs that will reduce carbon emissions and promote equitable access to clean energy in San Francisco, two priorities highlighted in San Francisco’s recently updated Climate Action Plan. The initiatives, which are being managed by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), include discounts for 100% renewable energy for low-income customers, rebates to replace fossil fuel powered appliances, and incentives for installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Together, the programs will help the City make further progress in reaching the Mayor Breed’s ambitious climate action goals, including achieving net-zero emissions by 2040.

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)’s clean energy program, CleanPowerSF, signed a new battery storage contract with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources to support grid reliability for the State and the program’s 385,000 residential and commercial customers. The battery storage project, located in Riverside County, is expected to be fully operational in time for wildfire season.

CleanPowerSF, one of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) renewable electricity service programs, is announcing new initiatives that will offer access to 100 percent renewable energy at a 20 percent discount for eligible residential customers.

CleanPowerSF, one of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) renewable energy programs, has officially joined California Community Power, a coalition of organizations that will provide San Francisco with greater access to procuring cost-effective new renewable energy and reliability resources and services as it continues to deliver clean, affordable energy to its customers.

As part of a multi-year, statewide energy policy to create a cleaner energy future for California, CleanPowerSF and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will move approximately 260,000 eligible residential electric customers currently on a tiered rate plan called E-1 to a Time-of-Use (TOU) rate plan in July 2021. On the Time-of-Use (Peak Pricing 4-9 p.m. Every Day) rate plan, when customers use energy is as important as how much they use. Customers are encouraged to shift some energy use to times when rates are lower, demand is lower and renewable resources, like solar and wind power, are most plentiful.

Moody’s Investors Service, an internationally recognized credit rating agency, has assigned an A2 credit rating for CleanPowerSF, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s local renewable energy program.

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has partnered with NextEra Energy Resources to provide $100,000 in grant funding for scholarships at Palo Verde College as part of COVID-19 relief efforts in Blythe, California and its surrounding area in Riverside County.

Eight Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) including CleanPowerSF launched a joint Request for Offers (RFO) to procure up to 500 megawatts (MWs) of long-duration storage.

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)’s clean energy program, CleanPowerSF, executed two new renewable energy contracts that will increase energy capacity and storage infrastructure for the system, ensuring more electricity reliability for the program’s 380,000 customers in San Francisco.

As part of its ongoing efforts to help customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) will provide one-time bill credits to eligible CleanPowerSF customers in October. The relief program will offer credits of $50 for single-family homes, $3,000 for multi-family residential buildings and $750 for nonprofit or small commercial accounts—the equivalent to a month’s worth of savings on the average customer’s electricity bill.