By Bruce Wolfe, HANC Vice President

The Clean Power San Francisco (CPSF) program is moving along nicely. It is set to officially launch in late spring in the Southeast side of the city.  It will include all those who requested, through the website, to receive service early.  There will be two tiers: Green (30-50% renewable) and SuperGreen (100% renewable), both designed to meet or beat PG&E's current rates.

But, as SF Clean Energy Advocates (SFCEA) expected, more obstacles have been thrown in by SFPUC (the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission) and whoever else is seeking to slow things down. SFPUC suddenly replaced its CFO, and the new CFO now wants a far more granular business plan than is necessary before the launch. At a recent commission meeting, an announcement was made that the launch may be delayed because of this.

SFCEA and its partners are preparing for such notice of a delay. We are forging ahead in moving the public information campaign with the current target launch date. If the SFPUC will not honor that date to the residents and businesses of our City then we will be calling on you to express strong public opinion and to apply whatever pressure to assure CleanPower SF launches on time. Sign up today at http://CleanPowerSF.org.