The construction fence along Evans Avenue has a fresh mural from Rankin to Quint Streets. As a small crowd of family and community members gathered to watch the mural be installed, the mural’s creator Afatasi The Artist eagerly pointed out key parts of her work.

As the New Headworks Facility Project progresses, a new art wall is being installed on the facility’s wall on Evans Avenue between Rankin and Quint Streets. Artist Norie Sato, who conceived the art, recently made a visit to watch the first panels of her work be installed.

This past November, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) staff from Distributed Energy Resources, Power Communications, and Policy and Government Affairs teams visited students at Abraham Lincoln High School who participated in the school’s Green Academy. The team presented on SFPUC Power programs and initiatives such as CleanPowerSF, Hetch Hetchy Power, Our City. Our Power., in addition to providing the students with an explanation of how solar power works and an overview of internship and career opportunities at the SFPUC. And to cap off the day, students got a personal tour of the Sunset Solar Array.

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) today recognized the Lower Crystal Springs Dam in San Mateo County, California as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. Owned and operated by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, the dam was completed in 1890 and forms the backbone of a water system that serves more than one million people in northern San Mateo County and in San Francisco County.

Green power programs have been a pivotal force in shaping a sustainable future by allowing residents and businesses to choose cleaner energy from their electric utility or Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program. Since the year 2000, the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has recognized outstanding green power programs through its annual “Top 10” lists. The 2022 rankings continue to highlight utility green pricing programs but also mark a new milestone with the inclusion of rankings of CCA green power sales for the first time.