DEPARTMENT Power Enterprise AGENDA NO. 9a
MEETING DATE July 12, 2022
APPROVAL:
COMMISSION
SECRETARY
Donna Hood
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Adopt a Resolution Extending the CleanPowerSF SuperGreen Multi -Year Electricity Service Agreement Term Limit to Ten Years: Consent Calendar
P
roject Manager: Andrew Bevington, Utility Analyst, Power – CleanPowerSF Adopt a Resolution Extending the CleanPowerSF SuperGreen Multi -Year Agreement Term Limit to Ten Years
Summary of
Proposed
Commission Action:
Adopt a resolution extending the term limit of the SuperGreen Multi-Y ear Electricity Service Agreement to up to 10 years f rom th e current limit of five years. The 10-year term allows CleanPowerSF SuperGreen customers to claim credit for 100% renewable energy under the new requirements of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Background: In 2019, the Public Utilities Commission approved the creation of the CleanPowerSF SuperGreen Multi-Year Service Agreement. This optional agreement allows a CleanPowerSF customer to commit to SuperGreen generation service for a period of one to five years, with a termination fee to be paid if the customer leaves SuperGreen service before the end of the agreement term. This agreement was created in order to help our customers meet the requirements of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building rating system, which allows buildings to claim credit for 100% renewable electricity service as long as the building has signed a multi-year agreement.
In the past two years, USGBC has updated its requirements to mandate a 10- year agreement length in order to receive full credit in its L EED evaluation system for committing to 100% renewable e lectricity service. Customers agreeing to the current SuperGreen five-year term limit would only receive partial credit under the new guidelines.
In order to maximize the benefits of SuperGreen service for CleanPowerSF customers, a 10-year agreement length is needed.
Budget & Costs: There are no direct budgetary impacts.
Approve and Adoption: Extend SuperGreen Multi-Year Service Agreement Term to Ten Years Commission Meeting Date: July 12, 2022
Environmental
Review:
This action extending the term limit of the SuperGreen Multi -Year Electricity Service Agreement does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378(a) because there would be no physical change in the environment.
Result of Inaction: CleanPowerSF customers will not be eligible to receive full credit under the LEED system for SuperGreen service, making SuperGreen a less desirable option for customers seeking 100% renewable energy options in order to meet LEED requirements.
Recommendation: SFPUC staff recommends that the Commission adopt the attached resolution.
Attachment: 1. Updated CleanPowerSF SuperGreen Multi-Year Electricity Service Agreement
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO. :
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Board of Supervisors established a Community Choice Aggregation program in 2004 (Ordinance 86- 04) and has implemented the program called CleanPowerSF through the work of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) in consultation with the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission (Ordinances 146-07, 147-07, and 232-09); and
WHEREAS, The objectives of CleanPowerSF are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide the City’s energy consumers with renewable electricity supplies while remaining cost competitive with Pacific Gas and Electric Compan y’s products, including, if approved after environmental review, the build- out of local energy resources such as energy efficiency and renewable power projects; and
WHEREAS, The U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a rating system for sustainability in the built environment; and WHEREAS, Customers receiving CleanPowerSF 100% Renewable SuperGreen product under CleanPowerSF’s SuperGreen Multi -Year Electricity Service Agreement (SuperGreen Agreement) for a term of 10 years may qualify for points toward LEED certification of their building project; and
WHEREAS, The current SuperGreen Agreement limits customers to a term of five (5) years; and
WHEREAS, To support customer efforts to obtain LEED certification, the SFPUC should allow customers to enter into the SuperGreen Agreement for a term of 10 years; and WHEREAS, This action extending the term limit of the SuperGreen Multi-Year Electricity Service Agreement does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378(a) because there would be no physical change in the environment; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby authorizes the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute a CleanPowerSF SuperGreen Multi -Year Service Agreement with qualifying customers for a duration of up to 10 years, with the option to renew for a second 10 year term, and authorizes the General Manager to make non- material changes to the form agreement that are consistent with the objectives of the agreement and this Resolution.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of July 12, 2022.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission
SuperGreen Multi-Year Electricity Service Agreement
Please return the completed form via email or mail to:
Email (Preferred): [email protected]
Mailing Address: CleanPowerSF
Attn: Account Services
525 Golden Gate Ave, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-554-0773
The following Electricity Service Agreement allows any CleanPowerSF customer to receive SuperGreen 100% Renewable service for a contract term of one to ten years. By entering into this agreement, customers may be eligible for credits toward the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program. More information on LEED certification is available at www.usgbc.org/leed.
Please note: CleanPowerSF cannot guarantee that customers who enter into this agreement will be eligible for, or receive any credits toward, LEED certification. CleanPowerSF is not responsible for any changes to the LEED program requirements during the term of the service contract.
Terms and Conditions for SuperGreen Multi-Year Electricity Service Agreement TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE: These Terms and Conditions for SuperGreen Multi-Year Electricity Service Agreement (Agreement) establish the requirements for customer entering into a long- term electricity supply contract with CleanPowerSF. The CleanPowerSF Terms and Conditions attached hereto will also apply to customer’s service. To the extent of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the CleanPowerSF Terms and Conditions, the terms of this Agreement will take precedence.
LEED CREDIT ELIGIBILITY: CleanPowerSF cannot guarantee that, by entering into this Agreement, customer will be eligible for, or receive credits toward, the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. CleanPowerSF is not responsible for any changes to the LEED program requirements during the term of the service contract.
TERM AND RENEWAL: Customer may opt for an initial term of one (1) to ten (10) years (Term). Upon the completion of the initial Term, customer will have the option of renewing this Agreement for another one (1) to ten (10) year Term. Customer must notify CleanPowerSF within thirty (30) days of the expiration of the initial Term whether customer elects to renew. If customer does not elect to renew, or otherwise notify CleanPowerSF of its choice of another service option or provider, customer will receive SuperGreen service under the CleanPowerSF Terms and Conditions attached hereto.
OPT-OUT WAIVER: During the initial Term of this Agreement, customer waives its right under California Public Utilities Code section 366.2(c)(11) to opt out of service with CleanPowerSF.
RATES: During the initial or renewed Term of this Agreement, CleanPowerSF will provide customer with CleanPowerSF’s SuperGreen 100% renewable electricity service at current rates published at cleanpowersf.org/rates. These rates are subject to change. This Agreement does not provide customer with any special rates or discounts.
SuperGreen Premiums effective March 15, 2022 are:
Customer Class Rate Schedules Additional Cost per
kWh
Residential E1, E1L, EM, EML, ES, ESL, ESR, ESRL,
ET, ETL, E-6, E-TOUA, E-TOUB,
E-TOUC, E-TOUD, EV, EV2, EMS
$0.010
Small Commercial A-1, A-6, A-15, B-1, B-1-ST, B-6, B-EV-1 $0.0075 Medium Commercial A-10, B-10 $0.005
Large Commercial E-19, B-19, B-EV-2 $0.005
Industrial E-20, B-20 $0.0075
Other LS-2, LS-3, OL-1, TC-1, Standby $0.0075
QUALIFIED RESOURCES: During the Term of this Agreement, CleanPowerSF will provide customer with 100% renewable, Green-e Energy certified electricity, comprised of wind and solar energy resources from California that have come online since January 1, 2005. Please note that CleanPowerSF does not track Renewable Energy Credit (REC) retirement by individual customer. However, we ensure that we have acquired and retired sufficient renewable energy for 100% of SuperGreen customers’ usage over the course of the year, including your company’s usage if you are a SuperGreen customer. REC retirement for all electricity generated can be verified via the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS). CleanPowerSF will provide the annual WREGIS report upon customer request.
TERMINATION: If customer terminates this Agreement more than 30 days after the start of the initial Term or any renewed Term, and prior to the end of the initial Term or any renewed Term, customer will be subject to the termination fee set forth in the schedule below for the remainder of the initial or renewed Term. A termination notice must be received five business days prior to the account’s meter read date in order to take effect the following month.
Customer Class Rate Schedules1 Termination Fee
Residential E1, E1L, EM, EML, ES, ESL, ESR, ESRL,
ET, ETL, E-6, E-TOUA, E-TOUB,
E-TOUC, E-TOUD, EV, EV2, EMS
$5
Small Commercial A-1, A-6, B-1, B-1-ST, B-6, B-EV-1 $15 Medium Commercial A-10, B-10 $75
Large Commercial E-19, B-19, B-EV-2 $1,315
Industrial E-20, B-20 $8,275
NEW SERVICE OPTIONS: During the initial or renewed Term of this Agreement, CleanPowerSF will notify customer of any new CleanPowerSF service options that customer may elect without being subject to the termination penalty set forth above.
FAILURE TO PAY: In addition to the terms set forth in CleanPowerSF’s Terms and Conditions of Service, if the customer’s service is transferred to PG&E for failure to pay customer will be subject to the supply termination fee set forth above.
1 Rate schedules not listed in this table are not subject to a termination fee.
SUPERGREEN MULTI-YEAR ELECTRICITY SERVICE AGREEMENT
Please enroll the following PG&E electricity account(s) to CleanPowerSF SuperGreen service:
Company Name
PG&E Account
Number(s)
Service Address(es)
Optional: PG&E
Service Agreement
Number(s)*
Select Term of
Agreement**
One (1) year Two (2) years Three (3) years Four (4) years Five (5) years Six (6) years Seven (7) years Eight (8) years Nine (9) years Ten (10) years
Contact Name
Contact Phone
Contact Email
*Required only if the Customer would like to designate specific PG&E Service Agreements to be subject to this Agreement. If left blank, all PG&E Service Agreements under the listed Accounts will be subject to this Agreement.
**By entering into this Agreement, Customer hereby waives its right under California Public Utilities Code section 366.2(c)(11) to opt out of service with CleanPowerSF during the initial Term of this Agreement.
I certify that I am the authorized representative of the customer of record listed above. I agree to enter into this Agreement with CleanPowerSF for the account(s) listed above. I agree to the Terms and Conditions of Service set forth above.
CUSTOMER CLEANPOWERSF
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