The struggle over the future of Community Choice energy in San Francisco continues. A 2007 ordinance called on city officials to develop a CleanPowerSF program with 210 MW of in-city renewable power within the first three years of its launch. However, the SF Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is proposing to roll out a program that includes no local renewable energy sources at all — no local economic development, no local clean energy jobs, and no local greenhouse gas reductions. Instead, the program would only buy renewable energy on the open market, no matter how far away it came from.
The Local Clean Energy Alliance and community advocates have been opposing the SFPUC's approach and calling instead for local clean energy investments that would benefit the community. We are asking community-based groups to sign our letter to the SFPUC before August 30. To sign on, contact Al Weinrub ASAP!
