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WHAT WE DO
WHAT WE DO
POWER ENTERPRISE
Major Accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2009 - 2010
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municipal customers, including municipal departments in San Francisco, and the Turlock and
Modesto Irrigation Districts. The SFPUC Power Enterprise’s services include:
• providing reliable electricity service, transmission and power scheduling
• implementing energy efficiency improvements in City buildings
• solar photovoltaic generation installations on City buildings
• street lighting services that improve street safety
• utilities planning for redevelopment projects
• planning for a continued renewable electricity portfolio
Completed building efficiency retrofits in 50 city-owned
facilities, including:
- Davies Symphony Hall
- City Hall
- The San Francisco Public Main Library
- Department of Public Health Headquarters
Resulting in a total savings of 5.5 million kilowatt hours per
year and a 1.3 megawatt demand reduction.
The SFPUC is leading the City’s efforts to develop green and sustainable energy for the future
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Replaced 57 high pressure sodium fixtures in the City’s
Tenderloin neighborhood with Light Emitting Diode (LED)
streetlights, and have begun expanding the program to include
18,600 existing streetlights citywide.
Awards
Power Enterprise staff were named
winners of San Francisco’s first
annual Green and Blue Awards in
the categories of Energy Efficiency
Champion and Lifetime Achievement
for their leadership in the areas of
sustainability and climate planning.
General Manager Ed Harrington
congratulates SFPUC staffmember
Danielle Dowers for her Lifetime
Achievement Award.
In June 2010, the City and County of San Francisco became the
municipal green power provider for the new 93-acre
Hunters Point development that will feature 1,600 new
residential units and 300,000 square feet of commercial and
retail space at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.
Approved the final design and construction of the Sunset
Reservoir Solar Project, the largest municipal solar installation
in California. The system became operational in December
2010.
Moccasin Powerhouse provides hydroelectric energy to municipal customers
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Solar panels installation at Pier 96
GoSolarSF
Environmental Spotlight
SFPUC provides 100% renewable power to municipal
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One of the green energy initiatives offered by the SFPUC is GoSolarSF, an
incentive program for San Francisco residents and businesses to install solar
panels on their buildings. Since 2008 when the program began, participation
has quadrupled.
- San Francisco International Airport
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- San Francisco General Hospital and Laguna Honda
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• $10 million total budgeted to date
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- Moscone Center
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• 1,177 applications
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- San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI)
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- Recreation and Parks Department
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- Port of San Francisco
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24,000 streetlights are owned, operated and maintained by SFPUC
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• $9.8 million awarded to date
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43,973 total streetlights powered by the SFPUC’s clean, green energy
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• $6.7 million paid to date for completed installations
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5,500,000 reduced kilowatt hours projected for FY 2009-10
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• 4.34 megawatt generation expected from installed or committed projects
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1,383 gigawatt hours of power generated to meet San Francisco’s needs
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• 40 green jobs created
SFPUC ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2009 TO JUNE 30, 2010
SFPUC ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2009 TO JUNE 30, 2010
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