(a) The program will be administered by the Program Administrator, which shall be the SFPUC, acting by and through its Power Enterprise. SFPUC shall coordinate administration of the Solar Energy Incentive Program with the implementation and administration of CleanPowerSF to maximize its efficiency in achieving the renewable energy expansion goals contemplated under CleanPowerSF.
(b) The Program Administrator shall develop rules and application procedures.
(c) The Program Administrator shall establish reasonable eligibility criteria for the incentive payments so that the program is available only to applicants who are receiving electric service from the SFPUC (either directly or through CleanPowerSF) or who have applied and are eligible for such service; applicants must commit to take such service for a least one year after installing the system or commencing SFPUC service, whichever occurs later. Such criteria shall also include (but are not limited to) confirmation that the applicant has installed the system in compliance with all applicable laws, including Department of Building Inspection inspections and approvals.
(d) If there are applications for assistance in excess of appropriated funds within a market sector, the Program Administrator shall grant applications in the order they were filed. The Program Administrator shall develop a reservation system which will allow applicants to request that the Program Administrator reserve funds for a proposed project. Such reservation system may be patterned after that utilized by the California Solar Initiative.
(e) Subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter, the Program Administrator shall maintain annual program funding as identified within the SFPUC Power Enterprise budget as the Solar Energy Incentive Fund. At the end of each fiscal year, any program funds that were not expended shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year. Upon a finding as to the continuing effectiveness of the Solar Energy Incentive program in achieving its objectives such funds shall be appropriated then or thereafter for the purposes specified in this Chapter 18.
(f) The Program Administrator shall determine and implement payment procedures for incentives under the program. Such payment procedures may include the option to make payments on applicants’ behalf directly to installers or other entities. Such payments shall not be considered contracts or grants of the City for purposes of any City procedural contracting ordinances, and no requirements shall be imposed as a condition of receipt of such incentive payments aside from those specifically referenced in this Chapter 18 and as necessary to protect the City from legal liabilities and promote the goals of this ordinance.
(g) The Program Administrator shall monitor the effective costs of renewable energy system installation and other related market information for purposes of making the adjustments described in Section 18.4(d).
(h) The Program Administrator shall establish boundaries for any Environmental Justice District identified for purposes of Section 18.4(b)(2). Any such district shall satisfy the goals, objectives, and definitions of environmental justice and Environmental Justice Districts, as such concepts are set forth at any given time under state and local law.
(i) In the context of funding appropriations for this program in future years, the Board of Supervisors will (1) review and approve the Environmental Justice District boundaries established by the Program Administrator pursuant to subsection 18.6 (h); and (2) review and approve any new or modified criteria or incentives established by the Program Administrator.
(Added by Ord. 106-08, File No. 080630, App. 6/24/2008; repealed by Ord. 51-17, File No. 161179, App. 3/17/2017, Eff. 4/16/2017)
(Added by Ord. 106-08, File No. 080630, App. 6/24/2008; amended by Ord. 42-09, File No. 090100, App. 4/2/2009; repealed by Ord. 51-17, File No. 161179, App. 3/17/2017, Eff. 4/16/2017)
(Added by Ord. 106-08, File No. 080630, App. 6/24/2008; amended by Ord. 42-09, File No. 090100, App. 4/2/2009; Ord. 109-10, File No. 100048, App. 5/27/2010; repealed by Ord. 51-17, File No. 161179, App. 3/17/2017, Eff. 4/16/2017)
(Added by Ord. 106-08, File No. 080630, App. 6/24/2008; amended by Ord. 42-09, File No. 090100, App. 4/2/2009; repealed by Ord. 51-17, File No. 161179, App. 3/17/2017, Eff. 4/16/2017)
(Added by Ord. 106-08, File No. 080630, App. 6/24/2008; amended by Ord. 42-09, File No. 090100, App. 4/2/2009; Ord. 109-10, File No. 100048, App. 5/27/2010; repealed by Ord. 51-17, File No. 161179, App. 3/17/2017, Eff. 4/16/2017)
(Added by Ord. 106-08, File No. 080630, App. 6/24/2008; repealed by Ord. 51-17, File No. 161179, App. 3/17/2017, Eff. 4/16/2017)
(Added by Ord. 106-08, File No. 080630, App. 6/24/2008; amended by Ord. 42-09, File No. 090100, App. 4/2/2009; repealed by Ord. 51-17, File No. 161179, App. 3/17/2017, Eff. 4/16/2017)