Action 4-2 · ES

Continue to utilize workforce development programs, such as First Source Hiring, Project Pull Internship and CityBuild, and education programs, such as Project Learning Grants and the Teacher Externship Program, in the development and implementation of energy programs. Expose youth to clean energy related jobs and careers and diversify the workforce.

Timing: Ongoing
Lead department: SF Public Utilities Commission
Strategy: Develop workforce capacity to deliver clean energy resources.
In the plan: Page 42 of the published PDF

Implementation status

Departments report status each January through the City's monitoring, evaluation, and reporting cycle. The first report on the 2026 plan covers calendar year 2026. Status, milestones, and notes will appear here.

Racial and Social Equity ReviewWhat the equity review said about this strategy

Equity impacts

EJ communities face greater barriers to benefit from economic opportunities from clean energy. They often need information and lack the training or skills to benefit from these opportunities.

Recommendations

Prioritize and tailor workforce development investments to EJ communities so that they are the first to benefit.
Ensure this strategy and its sub-actions are co-developed and implemented with the communities where clean energy developments will be happening.
Prioritize partnering with EJ communities to ensure strategies and actions are responsive to the needs of EJ communities.

Partly reflected in the final plan. ES-4-2 names First Source Hiring, Project Pull, and CityBuild; ES-4-3 keeps community-benefits criteria on $5M+ contracts.

Source: 2026 Climate Action Plan, Appendix C. Adoption status is our reading of the final text, pending SFE confirmation.