Advancing Environmental Justice: Proposed Framework and General Plan Policies for a Sustainable Future
The seventh policy priority and strategy for achieving clean and healthy environments in San Francisco is to ensure reliable electricity for all residents. To achieve this, several actions must be taken.
First, there is a need to establish provisions for mandatory electric grid safety plans from TIDA (Treasure Island Development Authority) developers and contractors, with community oversight. This is critical to ensuring that any construction work does not compromise the safety of the electric grid.
Secondly, it is important to establish a website that publicly lists all unplanned and planned power outages by neighborhood in San Francisco, going back 25 years and continuing into the foreseeable future. This information can be used by residents and businesses to plan ahead and minimize the impact of power outages.
Thirdly, there is a need to establish a program to study the neighborhoods with the highest amount of outages and give them power and funding to direct all local agencies to upgrade the grid to mitigate outages based on current best practices. By providing power and funding to the affected neighborhoods, they can work collaboratively with local agencies to identify the best ways to upgrade the grid and minimize the number of outages.
By implementing these strategies, San Francisco can achieve reliable electricity for all residents, which is a critical component of a clean and healthy environment.
Priority Policy 3: City provides reliable, affordable, resilient energy service for all of SF.
Strategy 3.0: Increase grid stability to mitigate power outages from all hazard events.
Strategy 3.1: City to conduct a vulnerability and consequences study to ensure reliable and equitable energy service for all residents, especially EJ Communities.
Strategy 3.3 Implement strategies from energy VCA.
Strategy 3.4: Ensure an equitable drawdown of the gas network through robust subsidies and protections for equity communities