San Francisco Solar Energy Incentive Program Info

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I am afraid Supervisor McGoldrick was able to pass the review of the funds for the subsidy, effectively locking it up. Please call or write his office and beg him to reconsider:
Dear Solar Installers and Potential Program Participants:
GoSolarSF, the pilot program to provide solar energy incentives to San Francisco residents and businesses, has been placed […]

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Supervisor McGoldrick is attempting to freeze the funding for the subsidy. Here are some of (at the bottom) his objections and arguments against them. CALL HIS OFFICE - WRITE HIM AN EMAIL. The SFPUC promised local installers, and consequently, SF citizens, that the pilot program was funded. People have already purchased solar energy […]

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SF Water has just posted the application and instructions in a PDF for the San Francisco Solar Incentive Program. We have been told that officially the SFPUC begins accepting applications for the “pilot program,” on April 1st, so this thing says “draft” all over it left and right. I would imagine though that […]

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The solar energy stuff starts around 1:00 and goes almost all the way to the end. Lots of good discussion here: Scroll the video until at the bottom it says, “10. Hearing on the current solar proposal and how or if it relates to the implementation of the CCA. (Discussion and Possible Action […]

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The SF Solar Incentive program was formulated and introduced by the SF Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 11th, 2007.  This program was intended to be a one-year introduction, pending approval by the SF Board of Supervisor for the plan to be extended over a ten-year term.  On February 26th, the Board of Supervisors heard the […]

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The “Environmental Justice Areas” are San Francisco zip codes 94124 and 94107.  That makes up Bayview, some of SOMA, Dogpatch, Hunter’s Point, and Potrero Hill. These areas have a special $5000 incentive for residential solar installations, bigger than all the other residential subsidies. In these regions, it does not matter whether the installer is […]

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In my opinion, there shouldn’t be a “Local Installer” subsidy at all. I can see where the SFPUC’s heart is at, and that they want to promote green jobs in SF. I can respect that. I still think it’s a bad idea, and it’s an opinion that is not selfishly motivated, […]

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On March 12, the SF Chronicle wrote this article about the solar panel ballot measure:
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that he has withdrawn a measure scheduled for the June ballot that, if it had passed, would have offered rebates for city business owners and residents who install solar panels.
Newsom said the San […]

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The SFPUC has invited Installers to discuss the policy with them
SFPUC Solar Incentive Program Installer Meeting
Monday, March 17, 2008
1:00-2:30 pm
AGENDA
1. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME………………Barbara Hale
Asst. General Manager, SFPUC……….………………..Phil Ting
SF Assessor-Recorder
2. SOLAR APPLICATION PROCESS WALK THROUGH
3. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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I received this email on March 11th, 2008
Good Morning all:
As many of you know, our solar rebate program was not passed by the Board of Supervisors last Tuesday. Instead, the Board decided to send the program back to committee for more discussion. This was disappointing, but we still have other paths forward and will be […]

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www.sf.solarmap.org was updated today. It now mentions the San Francisco Solar Incentive and features this SF solar incentive summary PDF. At this point in time, I do not know whether this “pilot program,” is final in it’s language or not. In this corrospondance I am told the SF solar incentive program will be […]

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Summary: Not of a lot of interesting stuff here. The measure was sent back to be discussed in committee as per this gentleman’s concern that poor people should be more entitled to the solar subsidy.  Click the picture below for the video

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7. Approving Planning Commission’s approval for Certificate of Appropriateness regarding the alterations […]

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