San Francisco Wins Public Power Service Dispute With PG&E
October 21, 2022
City Attorney David Chiu and San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) General Manager Dennis Herrera released the following statements after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order in line with a January 2022 D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in the City’s favor. The decision diminishes PG&E’s attempts to obstruct the City’s public power efforts and ensures that the City can continue to provide public power to broad categories of municipal customers that it has been serving since 1992. The types of municipal customers that were grandfathered in include City departments and agencies as well as related entities that serve a civic purpose like schools, museums, and public housing
As PG&E wobbles, we can’t let the utility stop the growth of public power in California
March 9, 2022
Our relationship with PG&E is way past its expiration date, and the corporation needs to finally call it quits. San Francisco is tired of accepting an unreliable company with a history surrounded by bankruptcies, federal investigations, and overcharging customers. Public power is already proven to be a safe, reliable, affordable, and sustainable electrical service—and San Francisco is ready.
In an Op-Ed in the Sacramento Bee, California State Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) tell the truth: It’s time we say goodbye to PG&E and hello to public power.
SF Examiner: S.F. leaders want to cut ties with PG&E—again
Jessica Wolfrom | February 3, 2022
It isn’t the first time San Francisco’s leaders have gone head to head with utility giant PG&E, but it could be one of the last.
A longstanding battle between San Francisco and PG&E deepened this week over what The City says are unnecessary and costly delays to nearly 70 projects, including the construction of medical facilities, affordable housing units and even restrooms for Muni operators. PG&E denies the claims.
Now, after years of tense debates and legal challenges over the use and ownership of The City’s public power, officials are signaling they’re ready to sever ties with PG&E for good.
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Met on January 31st to Hold PG&E Accountable for Obstruction to Streetlights, Parks, and Muni Facilities
January 31, 2022
On January 31st, Supervisor Hillary Ronen called for a hearing on PG&E’s continued obstruction at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee.
The SF Recreation and Park Center presented on the ongoing obstruction to multiple sites, including the Gene Friend Rec Center in SoMa; and the SFMTA presented on their plans to transform the city’s entire bus fleet to become fully electric, citing the importance of having a reliable partner delivering clean energy to be successful.
Major Victory Against PG&E
January 27, 2022
SF Chronicle: Court sides with S.F. in its claim that onerous PG&E requirements hold up projects
San Francisco has achieved a major victory in our ongoing legal battle with PG&E. An appeals court rejected a federal commission's approval of PG&E practices that, as we have been citing for years, has led to obstruction of projects across San Francisco and has blocked progress on our most critical priorities. This has culminated in years of delays and millions of dollars wasted, representing thousands of affordable housing units, closed schools, parks, unfinished community spaces, and more.