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DATE: June 24, 2024
TO: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
THROUGH: Dennis J. Herrera, General Manager
Barbara Hale, Assistant General Manager, Power
Michael Hyams, Deputy Assistant General Manager,
CleanPowerSF and Power Resources
FROM: Julia Olguin, Director, Power Origination and Power Supply Venessa Tavares, Principal Administrative Analyst, Power Origination and Power Supply
SUBJECT: Power Quarterly Report on Delegated Authority Contracts Pursuant to Administrative Code Section 21.43
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The following quarterly report has been prepared for the Board of Super visors (Board) in accordance with Section 21.43 of the Administrative Code.
In Administrative Code Section 21.43, the Board delegated to the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) authority to execute certain contracts with terms in excess of 10 years or requiring expenditures of $10,000,000 or having anticipated revenue of one mill ion dollars or more subject to specified limitations through June 30, 2025.
Administrative Code Section 21.43 also required the SFPUC to report quarterly to the Board “the duration, product purchased, and cost of contracts entered”.
Awarded Per Administrative Code Section 21.43
Quarter 4 (April 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024)
CONTRACT
TYPE PRODUCT COUNTERPARTY DURATIO N CONTRACT
AMOUNT
Purchase PCC1 Energy and Capacity Gonzag a Ridge Wind Farm 5/30/2026 - 5/30/2046 $701,285,910 Purchase Capacity Gonzaga Ridge Storage 8/1/2026 - 7/31/2031 $30,000,000 Purchase System Energy NextEra 1/1/2025 - 3/31/2026 $10,981,360
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During this quarter, the contracts listed in the table above had the f ollowing labor-related provisions waived: 1 Minimum Compensation Ordinance (12P), Health Care Accountability Ordinance (12Q), and Sweatfree contracting (12U.4). One of the three contracts in the table above involved a purchase from an existing generating source and did not support the construction of new, to-be-built generating facilities.
This report meets the Quarter 4 of Fiscal Year 2023/2024 reporting requirements established by Section 21.43 of the Administrative Code for contracts executed under the delegati on of aut hority. Should you have any questions, please contact Barbara Hale, SFPUC A ssistant General Manager, Power, at [email protected] and (415) 613-6341.
1 During the Budget and Finance Committee hearing of April 26, 2023 when amendment of Administrative Code 21.43 was considered, Supervisor Chan asked that the quarterly report include whether these three provisions were waived for any reportable contracts executed during the reporting period.