The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's (SFPUC) community choice energy program, CleanPowerSF, has secured its largest-ever single source of wind power through a new power purchase agreement with Scout Clean Energy for electricity produced by a new wind project in Merced County. Gonzaga Ridge will provide 147.5 megawatts of clean wind energy as well as 50 megawatts of reliable energy storage for CleanPowerSF’s 385,000 customers in San Francisco.
Dennis Herrera, General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, the City’s water, power, and sewer utility, issues a statement on oral arguments being heard at the U.S. Supreme Court in the case City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency.
As Hispanic Heritage Month draws to a close, running from September 15 to October 15, Roberto Lopez stands as a vibrant reminder that heritage is a year-round celebration. As a vac-con operator for the Wastewater Enterprise, he embodies pride in his Latino roots every single day.
This week, we joined 2,000+ community-owned, not-for-profit electric providers across the country and celebrated San Francisco’s public power programs: Hetch Hetchy Power and CleanPowerSF. Public power utilities deliver safe, affordable, and reliable power to more than 50 million Americans across the country. We also highlighted the City’s efforts to expand public power in San Francisco through the “Our City Our Power” campaign.