South San
Francisco
Council Briefing
August 14, 2024
Shawn Marshall
Chief Executive Officer
Putting our
Customers First
How it works
Peninsula Clean Energy
Supporting energy affordability
• Our customers have saved $144M on
electricity since 2016
• This year, the Board amended PCE's
rate design to reflect cost of service
with goal of ongoing affordability for
our customers
5 Emissions factor: (lbs CO2e/MWh)
Committed to decarbonizing our supply
Supporting home
electrification
• PCE's 0% loan provides $10k towards
home electrification
• Easy application and monthly repayment
on utility bill
• Over 600 loans issued since 2023
• Customer rebates: 3000+ appliances
installed since 2021 (5x increase!)
• One-stop-shop electrification concierge
services upcoming
Robert and Teri Whitehair
2023 All-Electric Leaders
Margarita Mendez
Program participant
Accelerating the transition to
electric transportation
• Over 1,000 electric vehicle (EV)
chargers installed in our service territory
since 2021; 4,500 more in pipeline
• 650 customer rebates issued for used EVs
since 2021
• Over 975 e-bike rebates since 2021
Partnering with our member
agencies
• County-wide Climate Action Plan funding
• GovEV: EV fleet support to meet CARB clean
fleet standards + EV charging infrastructure
• GovPV:
o Round 1: 12 projects
o Round 2: 30-40 projects with 6MWh battery
• GovBE: Local Govt Electrification Program
• New This Year - Member Agency Energy Grants
South San Francisco Highlights
• 24,823 active PCE accounts; 96% participation rate
• $17.9M saved by South City customers since 2016
• 29 EV chargers installed with 467 in pipeline
• $1.3M available through member agency energy
grant program, will fund LED streetlights
• 10 Youth Climate Ambassadors from South City
• Mayor James Coleman and Councilmember Flor
Nicolas represent South San Francisco on the PCE
Board of Directors
Learn more: PenCleanEnergy.com/community/south-sanfrancisco Tabling at South San Francisco
Earth Day Event
New developments
in 2024
New developments in 2024
• Enhanced programs and services to make
electrification easier and more affordable
• Incremental approach to 100% renewable energy
by 2030 in order to keep customer rates low
• Service to San Mateo County Community College
District began in July 2024
• Caltrain electrification transition in September
• Currently Updating our Strategic Plan
• Upcoming: In house customer care center and
electrification concierge services
• Customer-centric approach to everything we do!
From our team to yours: Thank you!