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Happy New Year, Public Power Supporters,

As we begin 2026, one thing is already clear. PG&E is starting the year the same way it ended the last: unreliable, unaccountable, and not working for San Francisco.

Amid the busyness of the holidays, the massive PG&E power outage on December 20, 2025, plunged one-third of our city into darkness. For many of us, service disruptions and uncertainty continued into the new year.

You deserve better. And we want to hear from you. Please share any photos or videos you might have captured during the recent power outage via email using the link below.* Your stories help amplify a simple truth: PG&E continues to let San Francisco down.

Here’s a Snapshot of What Happened:

• Massive PG&E power outage in San Francisco renews calls for publicly owned utilities

• San Francisco blackouts raise concerns about PG&E and robotaxis

• Entire neighborhoods darkened for hours during PG&E outage

• San Francisco supervisors question PG&E’s outreach and accountability

• PG&E customers across the city express deep frustration

There Is a Better Option: Public Power

Jen Kwart, a spokesperson for the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, said in a statement that the city had made “earnest attempts to make progress with PG&E” on the city’s effort to buy the utility’s power lines. But Kwart said PG&E had “used delay tactics to drag out proceedings, and has been slow in providing information needed by San Francisco.”

San Franciscans deserve a power system that is reliable, affordable, and invested in our communities, not corporate profits.

And this isn’t theoretical. San Francisco already does public power—and does it well. For more than 100 years, the City has delivered clean, reliable, affordable electricity through its two clean power programs: Hetch Hetchy Power and CleanPowerSF. Together, these public power programs already meet 75% of San Francisco’s electricity needs.

In 2023 alone, SFPUC customers saved more than $170 million on electric bills compared to what they would have paid PG&E.

All San Franciscans deserve to enjoy the benefits of full public power. Here’s how you can help:

• Sign up for campaign updates to stay informed on public power developments

• Follow us on social media (Facebook and X) and help spread the message

• Contact your elected officials and tell them you support public power

• Invite us to present to your community group or organization

*Note: By sharing photos or videos, you grant consent to the SFPUC to use them for social media and promotion purposes.