The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission manages a variety of energy projects for municipal facilities, incorporating local distributed electricity supply such as through cogeneration or solar power—and energy efficiency. The SFPUC also engages in broader energy resource planning for San Francisco, in conjunction with state and regional agencies.
George E. Sansoucy, P.E., LLC was retained by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to prepare a report on the levelized costs of various portfolio options that meet the City's goals for integration of renewable energy generation and demand side resources. This Task 4 report analyzes the Levelized Cost of Electricity associated with various portfolio options that could be utilized to serve CCA customer load. Read more
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) released its Request for Proposal for the Community Choice Aggregation Program, known as CleanPowerSF. The RFP will bring the City one step closer to achieving its goals of providing electric energy to San Franciscans that is significantly greener than what PG&E currently delivers, all at competitive rates. The final RFP is a collaborative effort between the SFPUC and the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission. Read more
The Board of Supervisors will soon consider legislation authorizing a contracting and financial structure proposed by SFPUC staff for the development of four natural gas-fired combustion turbine generating units (CT) owned by the City and County of San Francisco. The purpose of pursuing the development of the CT units is to improve environmental quality while maintaining electric system reliability. Successful construction and operation of the CT units has been identified by the California Independent System Operator as a prerequisite to the removal of reliability/must run status from the Mirant Potrero Power Plant.
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