FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2025
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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Approves Electricity Rates with No Increase for 98% of Customers
SFPUC’s once-a-year rate review offers customers greater stability compared to frequent increases by utilities like PG&E
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) approved annual rates for its two power services, with no change for over 380,000 CleanPowerSF electricity customers—representing 98% of all customers—and a 10 percent increase for approximately 6,300 Hetch Hetchy Power municipal, commercial, and residential customers. Even with the 10 percent increase, Hetch Hetchy Power rates remain the lowest electricity rates in San Francisco. The new rates for Hetch Hetchy Power customers take effect on July 1, 2025.
“While other power providers prioritize profits for their shareholders, CleanPowerSF is well-positioned to meet current needs and hold rates steady in 2025 thanks to ample reserves,” said Dennis Herrera, SFPUC General Manager. “We’re able to keep rates affordable because we’re a not-for-profit public utility. San Francisco doesn’t pay shareholder dividends, corporate taxes, or executive bonuses. We reinvest revenues back into the system. That’s why we want to buy PG&E’s electrical grid in San Francisco and expand public power so that all residents and businesses can benefit from the clean, affordable, and reliable electricity we provide.”
The 10 percent rate adjustment for Hetch Hetchy Power in 2025 reflects the true cost of providing and delivering electricity. Even with the increase, Hetch Hetchy Power’s rates will still be the lowest electricity rates in San Francisco.
As San Francisco’s not-for-profit clean power provider, the SFPUC is committed to achieving a clean energy future for San Francisco while ensuring electricity remains affordable for customers. The SFPUC Commission conducts one rate review per year, providing ratepayers with greater stability and predictability. By contrast, PG&E raised electricity rates six times last year, has already implemented two increases this year, and is seeking approval for a third.
The SFPUC offers discounted rates and bill assistance to power customers through a range of programs. Eligible customers can get information about ways to lower their electricity bill at sfpuc.gov/BillRelief.
SFPUC electricity rates are set through an open and transparent public process. Customers and members of the public are invited to actively participate in the process. The public engagement process for setting rates included four meetings of the SFPUC Rate Fairness Board, an SFPUC Commission hearing, informational webinars, a dedicated rate change web page, on-bill messaging, customer emails, and direct mail notifications to customers. Rate notifications have been made available in multiple languages, including English, Chinese, Spanish, and Filipino. For more information about power rates, customers can visit: sfpuc.gov/PowerRates.
About CleanPowerSF and Hetch Hetchy Power
CleanPowerSF began serving customers in 2016 with a mission to provide San Francisco residents and businesses with clean, renewable electricity at competitive rates. Today, CleanPowerSF serves over 380,000 customer accounts in San Francisco and offers 60% and 100% renewable electricity service options. In 2023, for the first time, CleanPowerSF delivered 100% renewable and/or greenhouse gas free electricity to all customers on its default Green service—two years ahead of the City’s Climate Action Plan target—using a diverse mix of solar, geothermal, wind, and hydroelectric power. For nearly a decade, CleanPowerSF has helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity use by 93% from 1990 levels.
Hetch Hetchy Power began serving customers over 100 years ago. With infrastructure owned and operated by the SFPUC, it generates and delivers 100% greenhouse gas-free energy to more than 6,300 customer accounts, including municipal buildings and facilities, such as City Hall, San Francisco International Airport, schools, libraries and the Muni transit system. Hetch Hetchy Power also provides electricity to several commercial and residential developments, including affordable housing sites.
About the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is a department of the City and County of San Francisco. The agency delivers drinking water to 2.7 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area, collects and treats wastewater for the City and County of San Francisco, and meets more than 75% of the electricity demand in San Francisco. The SFPUC’s mission is to provide customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and sewer services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to the utility's care. Learn more at sfpuc.gov.