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Achievements

Municipal Programs:

• Installed a photovoltaic system of 675 kilowatts on the Moscone Convention Center


• Replaced incandescent lights in traffic signals with L.E.D., reducing electricity demand by 1 megawatt, saving $7 million in energy and future maintenance expenses


• Reduced electricity demand by 2 megawatts through energy efficiency retrofits in hospitals, clinics, the convention center, and wastewater treatment plant to produce a savings of $20 million over the next 15 years at an initial cost of $5 million


• Pilot projects in tidal current and wave energy in process; partners include the Electric Power Research Institute and other local governments

Commercial and Residential Programs:

• Energy Watch Program - a partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric Company to provide small businesses and multi-family units with energy saving opportunities including site audits and energy-efficient equipment at lowered costs



• Peak Energy Program - a partnership with Pacific Gas and electric Company that ran through February, 2005. Together, we reduced peak demand by over 12 megawatts by installing a range of energy efficiency measures in hundreds of businesses and thousands of homes, saving more than $9 million in annual electricity and natural gas bills at a program cost of $16 million.



• Generation Solar - a new technical assistance program for residential and commercial photovoltaic systems, for which the city provides a low-cost and streamlined permit process, a set of qualified contractors with pre-negotiated prices, and quality-control site visits; 300 prospective customers signed into the program to date.



• Power Savers Program - reduced the demand for electricity by 6 megawatts by installing energy-efficient lighting in 4,000 small businesses, saving $3.5 million in annual electric bills; earned an Energy Star award from the EPA, a first for a municipality.



• Bayview Hunters Point residents were trained to install solar panels and worked with a solar firm to install 40 solar panels on homes in their neighborhood.



• Thousands of homes and businesses in Bayview Hunters Point and Potrero Hill were given combinations of weatherization, energy retrofits, and energy efficiency devices and appliances to reduce reliance on the nearby fossil-fuel burning power plant.



• Outreach and education aimed at low-income residents about energy conservation and renewable energy.

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Legislation & Initiatives

Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance - requires that a residential unit must meet minimum energy standards at the time of sale

Commercial Energy Conservation Ordinance

Peak Oil Resolution - adopted by the Board of Supervisors urging the City to prepare a plan in response to address peak oil demands

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Reports

Smart Meter Ordinance Response (PDF)

Electricity Resource Plan (PDF)

Climate Action Plan (PDF)

CCSF Greenhouse Gas Emissions: CA Climate Registry (PDF)

Civil Grand Jury Report: Can SF Keep Promise to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF)

Comments on AB 32 Draft Scoping Plan (PDF)

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Agencies

• California Climate Action Registry - registers organizations and tracks their certified climate inventories


• California Energy Commission - provides funds and support on technical and policy issues


• California Public Utilities Commission - regulates private utilities and controls funds for energy efficiency programs


• Pacific Gas & Electric Company - the city's local utility company


• San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) - operates energy efficiency and renewable energy programs for municipal facilities


• California Independent System Operator - is a nonprofit organization that brings together the key players in the statewide energy system, the impartial link between power generators and the utility companies.


• Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)

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Projects

Community Choice Aggregation - SFPUC program enacted during the 2002 energy crisis which empowers the city and county to purchase electricity for residents and businesses that were served by PG&E at the time

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Contact Us

Cal Broomhead
Energy and Climate Programs Manager
415-355-3706
cal.broomhead@sfgov.org

Ann Kelly
Energy Efficiency Program Manager
415-355-3720
ann.kelly@sfgov.org

Nathaniel "Jade" Juhl
Renewable Energy Associate
(415) 355-3780
Nathaniel.Juhl@sfgov.org

Alena Gilchrist
Energy Programs Project Manager
415-355-3708
alena.gilchrist@sfgov.org

Kathleen Hannon
Energy Programs Project Manager
415-355-3717
kathleen.hannon@sfgov.org

Stephanie Chang
Account Clerk
415-355-3774
stephanie.chang@sfgov.org

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