The Power Enterprise is researching and developing renewable electrical generation utilizing such resources as solar (which converts energy from the sun into electricity), geothermal, wind, and wave to provide clean, local generation. Currently the City has completed projects resulting in over 5 megawatts (MW) of PV solar and cogeneration installed in San Francisco plus several new projects that are in development at a variety of other facilities. 

Click here to see our diagram on How Solar Works.

The Power Enterprise has a district-by-district solar monitoring program that provides real-time solar data to assist in the design of these projects.

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The SFPUC has installed 25 monitoring stations throughout the City of San Francisco and in outlying areas where the City may develop renewable energy projects. These stations measure the solar resource, as well as wind speed and direction to more fully understand the urban wind potential in San Francisco.  Data from all the stations will be available in the Spring of 2010. The stations currently listed were installed prior to 2009 and the SFPUC has collected at least a year of data.     Read more 

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A bill that allows San Francisco to supply its municipal power needs with the greenest energy possible passed the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee today with bipartisan support. Senate Bill 581, authored by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), allows the City and County of San Francisco to expand a mechanism of financial credits with PG&E that are currently designated solely for solar energy generation.     Read more 

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KTVU Reporter Rob Roth looks at a city project that would create California's largest solar power plant on top of the Sunset Reservoir.

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