This July 2021, most CleanPowerSF and PG&E residential customers will transition to a Time-of-Use rate plan. A Time-of-Use Rate plan means that when you use electricity matters just as much as how much energy you use. CleanPoweSF Utility Specialist and Energy Savings Expert, Justin Pine, joined us to share his top three tips for how…
Author: Karaline Bridgeford
Roadmap to 100% Renewable Energy: CleanPowerSF Energy Contracts
Some people may be curious about the clean energy resources that are generating electricity to power their homes and businesses in San Francisco. For CleanPowerSF customers, the SFPUC sources clean energy from all over the Golden State. Since launching in 2016, the SFPUC, through CleanPowerSF, has committed to a multitude of clean, renewable energy projects…
CleanPowerSF and PG&E Will Move Some Residential Customers to a Time-of-Use Rate Plan in July 2021
Imagine if customers can choose their preferred power rate plan at any time. Well, that time is here. As part of a multi-year, statewide energy policy to create a cleaner energy future for California, the SFPUC’s CleanPowerSF program and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will move approximately 260,000 eligible residential electric customers currently on…
Stay Home and Fight Climate Change from Your Couch
As many San Franciscans continue to shelter in place in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, it means some of us are spending more time working, parenting, cooking, and binge-watching TV at home. Keeping the lights on longer at home might not seem like a big deal, but greenhouse gas emissions from our electricity use do…
How Emily Alt Has Worn Many Hats (and Costumes, and Masks Too) During COVID-19
The SFPUC’s External Affairs’ Sustainability, Planning, and Budget Manager Emily Alt is known for many things: her expert management of the SFPUC’s External Affairs budget, commitment to data-based decision making, and flair for creative homemade costumes to name a few. When the City activated a shelter-in-place order in early March, Alt stepped up to serve an…
Here’s How CleanPowerSF Customers Can Save on Their Electricity Bill
CleanPowerSF is working towards a future where clean energy is affordable and accessible to all. The SFPUC recognizes the hardships customers may be facing as a result of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The SFPUC also recognizes that customers may be using more energy than they typically do while sheltering in place at home. Since…