San Fran weighs green energy alternative

Solar panels cover the roof of San Francisco's Sunset Reservoir. The Board of Supervisors is set to consider legislation Tuesday that would allocate $19.5 million to establish the CleanPowerSF program. Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle / SF

After eight years, San Francisco is on the threshold of taking a major step into the public power realm.

The Board of Supervisors is set to consider legislation Tuesday that would allocate $19.5 million to secure a contract with Shell Energy North America to provide 100 percent renewable power to San Franciscans who want to pay a premium for it, with $2 million of that total allocated to studying local power-generation options.

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