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SFPUC Invests in Local Renewable Energy with Latest Solar Installation at Mission Bay School

Mission Bay School rooftop solar.
  • Jackie Randazzo

San Francisco is a nationally recognized climate leader, and with good reason.  

Thanks in part to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) clean energy programs, Hetch Hetchy Power and CleanPowerSF, the City reduced emissions by 48% from 1990 levels in 2020 and provided 100% renewable electricity in 2023 and 2024, among other notable achievements. 

These are but a few of the goals outlined in the City’s Climate Action Plan, which sets out what the City and all San Franciscans can do together to cut the polluting emissions that cause climate change, for a safer, healthier, and more equitable future. As an agency, we’re continuing to make good on our commitments outlined in the plan. Our most recent example is the investment in local renewable energy in San Francisco through a rooftop solar installation at Mission Bay School. 

Mission Bay School rooftop solar.

The new project in Mission Bay marks the ninth rooftop solar installation for San Francisco Unified School District. When students walk through the school’s newly opened doors this fall, approximately one-third of the electricity they use—from reading lights to computer monitors—will come from the solar panels right above their heads.  

The Mission Bay School solar installation marks the agency’s, and specifically Hetch Hetchy Power’s, 30th solar project on City-owned property in San Francisco. Other projects include solar installations at Moscone Center, Sunset Reservoir, and Davies Symphony Hall. 

Hetch Hetchy Power consists of solar power from these solar installations and clean electricity generated from the flowing water out of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, also known as hydropower. Hetch Hetchy Power energizes all of our municipal assets in San Francisco, including streetlights, libraries, and—you guessed it—public schools. For Mission Bay School, when the solar array can’t cover all the electricity used at the school, the rest is powered with 100% greenhouse gas-free Hetch Hetchy hydropower. 

At the SFPUC, we’re committed to advancing the City’s Climate Action Plan through projects like the new solar array at Mission Bay School. Even better is when our investment in local renewable energy can benefit the youngest San Franciscans. We’re proud to power Mission Bay School and the next generation of climate leaders in our City.