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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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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In September 2007 Mayor Gavin Newsom held a press conference on the roof of the United Airlines Terminal at SF International Airport (SFO) to praise the Power Enterprise’s role in the installation of a 456 kilowatt Photovoltaic (PV) solar system now being completed on the roof of the United Airlines Terminal #3. Final connection to the Airport grid is expected by March 2008.     Read more 

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