San Francisco County Grand Jury • 2014-2015

CleanPowerSF At Long Last

Published: February 10, 2015 30 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings

F1
CleanPowerSF will be a relatively small, low-risk program at startup, but must grow quickly to meet the City’s timeline for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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R1
That CleanPowerSF be designed, first and foremost, to be financially viable and to grow quickly without undue risk.
F2
CleanPowerS F’s rates will be lower and more affordable to all San Franciscans, if it is free to use unbundled RECs as needed, and to provide less than 100% green power.
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R2
That CleanPowerSF be free to use unbundled RECs, and to provide less than 100% green power, as needed to meet its goals of financial viability and early expansion.
F3
Local job creation, while desirable, is not the chief purpose of CleanPowerSF, and should not cause further delay in implementing the program.
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R3
That CleanPowerSF be designed to provide as many local jobs as it can, without compromising its financial viability and potential for early expansion.
F4
There are ample affordable resources of renewable power to support CleanPowerSF, including local rooftop solar installations such as those funded through the GoSolarSF program.
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R4
That SFPUC integrate the GoSolarSF program into CleanPowerSF to take advantage of their complementary relationship.
F5
Political discord has aRt teimceos mdemlayeedn idmaplteimoennsta tion of CleanPowerSF. Based on the foregoing findings, we make the following recommendations:
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R5
That local officials, including the Mayor, put the full weight of their offices behind the success of the Cle anPowerSF program. 20