This past November, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) staff from Distributed Energy Resources, Power Communications, and Policy and Government Affairs teams visited students at Abraham Lincoln High School who participated in the school’s Green Academy. The team presented on SFPUC Power programs and initiatives such as CleanPowerSF, Hetch Hetchy Power, Our City. Our Power., in addition to providing the students with an explanation of how solar power works and an overview of internship and career opportunities at the SFPUC. And to cap off the day, students got a personal tour of the Sunset Solar Array.

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) today recognized the Lower Crystal Springs Dam in San Mateo County, California as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. Owned and operated by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, the dam was completed in 1890 and forms the backbone of a water system that serves more than one million people in northern San Mateo County and in San Francisco County.

Green power programs have been a pivotal force in shaping a sustainable future by allowing residents and businesses to choose cleaner energy from their electric utility or Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program. Since the year 2000, the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has recognized outstanding green power programs through its annual “Top 10” lists. The 2022 rankings continue to highlight utility green pricing programs but also mark a new milestone with the inclusion of rankings of CCA green power sales for the first time.

As the holiday season approached, San Francisco buzzed with anticipation for the most wonderful time of the year.

team has run a construction pre-apprenticeship training program in the SFPUC’s regional service territory. The program provides seven weeks of general construction training and is organized by the Tuolumne Community Collaborative which is a collective of local community service providers and the SFPUC. The training includes basic understanding of tools and building, job readiness, and certifications in machine operation and health and safety which prepares the participants to enter the construction trades.

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) are thrilled to announce the installation of a new temporary mural along Evans Avenue on the Southeast Treatment Plant construction fence as part of a joint temporary public art program.