Treasure Island Needs Your Help !
we have experienced four power outages during cov19!
Contact me @ Barkleesanders@gmail.com
If you want to help with this project!
Feedback about my website and this project is welcomed!
We are demanding SFPUC, TIDA & Matt Haney Office work with
www.custompowersolar.com & www.calwavetech.com
They have provided a full battery and solar solution in slideshow below to to stabilize the housing units and cellular towers. .
It will solve the 20 Year Power Outage problems at ZERO COST to Local Government (SFPUC & TIDA ) !
THE SPIG AND SOMAH PROGRAMS PROVIDE FUNDING AND GRANTS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
They are waiting for SFPUC, TIDA AND Matt Haneys Office To Engage Them To Finally Solve This 20 Year Issue!
https://www.militarypoisons.org/ -Talks about the ongoing chemical clean-up with treasure island
The SFPUC Officially Started Tracking Power Outages On TI In 2011, But These Outages Have Been Ongoing Since 1994!
Quotes From Treasure Island Residents.
“But an astronomical amount of food is spoiling now.”
“Life-preserving medical devices are powering down now.”
“People are enduring dangerously low temperatures without heat now.”
“My mom is on oxygen – on a condenser. Every time the power goes out, I’m in serious trouble." -Emily Rappaport
“Every time you have a power outage, our sewage is cut off completely. We have sewage backing up in our homes. We are sitting without any food, so our kids can’t eat. (It) is ridiculous that I can’t feed my cat or my children...We have to walk out and find cell reception somewhere to even respond to... attempts to communicate with us." -A local mother
This pilot project with Tesla is one of a number of innovation initiatives underway that help other communities around the world
Low Income Treasure Island Residents In San Francisco Have Experienced Over 150 Power Outages, In Last 20 years!
Each Outage Lasts On Average 4-5 Hours ; We have outages that last upwards of 12+ hours!
Back Up Batteries Would Provide Instant Power Back Within Seconds Of A Grid Outage!
No need To wait HOURS for the SFPUC to get onsite or resident having to reach out to anyone for them to be made aware of outage.
We can’t wait another ten years for redevelopment to happen, we have already waited 20 years!
We are demanding SFPUC, TIDA & Matt Haney Office work with
www.custompowersolar.com & www.calwavetech.com
They have provided a full battery and solar solution in slideshow below to batteries to stabilize the housing units and cellular towers. .
It will solve the 20 Year Power Outage problems at ZERO COST to Local Government (SFPUC & TIDA ) !
THE SPIG AND SOMAH PROGRAMS PROVIDE THESE FUNDING AND GRANTS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
https://tinyurl.com/TIWHITEPAPER <—- is white paper the SFPUC wrote.
It proved that batteries and solar will add resiliency to the grid.
They can use the following links to request assistance !
Other Bay Area Communities, In just a few weeks of experiencing 1 power outage moved swiftly to install batteries and solar on homes https://outline.com/ysXLCP
It leaves no excuse why TIDA & SFPUC can’t do the same with over 20 years of these outages!
Email The Following Contacts OR Use Forms Below
& Share The Link To This Website!
Haney Staff (BOS) haneystaff@sfgov.org
Bob Beck (MYR) bob.beck@sfgov.org
John Scarpulla (PUC) JScarpulla@sfwater.org
Barbara Hale(PUC)BHale@sfwater.org
Francis Zamora(DEM) francis.zamora@sfgov.org
Peter Summerville (TIDA) Peter.Summerville@sfgov.org
Contact Matt Haney’s Office with this form https://tinyurl.com/contactmatthaney
The Government Can Help Cover Cost Of Battery And Solar Installation !
https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/sgip/ & https://www.calsomah.org/property-owners for more details.
The CPUC's Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) provides incentives to support existing, new, and emerging distributed energy resources. SGIP provides rebates for qualifying distributed energy systems installed on the customer's side of the utility meter. Qualifying technologies include wind turbines, waste heat to power technologies, pressure reduction turbines, internal combustion engines, microturbines, gas turbines, fuel cells, and advanced energy storage systems.
The SOMAH program provides a suite of no-cost technical assistance and other services to make going solar easier for you. Services include:
Upfront technical assistance (TA) to help you evaluate the benefits of solar for your property and get started on the process
Ongoing (standard) technical assistance to support you throughout the application and installation process
Tenant education resources and a hotline to help your tenants understand the project and its impact on their energy bills
I want you to read the next sentence and then stop until you have come up with a number.
How long can your refrigerator go without power until the food inside reaches an unhealthy temperature?
According to the FDA it's 4 hours. Now I want you to read the next sentence and then stop.
How much would it cost to fill your refrigerator from scratch?
According to Chicago Tribune estimates, it would cost at least $247.03. In a six week period between March and April 2019 alone, the power went out in the entire neighborhood on Treasure Island five times, sometimes at intervals as long as 12 hours. Long enough for all of the food in your refrigerator to spoil. By the estimates, it would be at a loss of $1235.15 in groceries.
For the past 20 years, the 2500 residents of Treasure Island have had to deal with regular power outages, the largest of many problems making island life stability largely unattainable. “Tesla's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy.” The citizens of Treasure Island are appealing to your company to compassionately fulfill that mission on Treasure Island by providing the equipment and installation of powerwall-backed solar technology; solar capability that would not only spread sustainable energy, but be a last hope for that community's sustainability. Your contribution would bring humanitarian relief to the sick and elderly and change life trajectories for younger and future generations. Tesla would be credited with.
Treasure Island is San Francisco’s best kept dirty little secret because the island does not even come up in a Google search until you reach the end of the second page of results. This result is not even an article about the poor conditions on the island, it is just the first result that acknowledges Treasure Island’s existence.
The number of power outages on this midpoint island between San Francisco and Oakland had been decreasing since 2015, but 2019 has brought with it a sharp uptick in the frequency and length of outages. What's worse is that nobody is accepting responsibility for this problem. The contractor that services the grid explained, during a May 7 town hall meeting, that it cannot use rate payers’ money for improvements because the authority to do so does not belong to them. The Treasure Island Development Authority, whom does have the authority, is claiming they can do nothing to improve the situation because there are no plans for upgrades until they are further in their redevelopment plan for the island. Best case scenario is change in two years.
Peter Summerville Treasure Island Development Authority Peter.Summerville@sfgov.org
said the following about residents having to bear the cost of the solution!
More Than 50% Of Residents Live Below Poverty Level ! https://tinyurl.com/TISFIncomeLevel
https://tinyurl.com/TIQUOTE $25k-$30K is quote for prepping apartment for Tesla Power Wall Install from union worker electrician thatDan Stone (Property Management) said we must use if we want to self pay to solve the power outage problem.
It would be much cheaper to do island wide subsystem versus per apartment!
We believe we should be able to use any that is licensed to do the work!
“If Island residents or households are interested in pursuing installation of Powerwall or similar systems to allow additional resiliency for their residence during Island-wide outages, they may contact their residential property manager to begin the process as a requested Modification to Residential Unit. As with any other proposed Unit Modification, costs would need to be borne by the requesting resident/household and all applicable City project reviews/approvals, including those by Department of Building Inspection related to the building electrical system modifications, must be met, along with any additional requirements or direction issued by the residential property manager.”
Even, The California Public Utilities Commission Has No Jurisdiction To Enforce SFPUC & TIDA To Solve The Problem!
The The CPUC regulates services and utilities, protects consumers, safeguards the environment, and assures Californians' access to safe and reliable utility infrastructure and services. The essential services regulated include electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, railroad, rail transit, and passenger transportation companies. https://www.cpuc.ca.gov
Residents Resources
https://sftreasureisland.org is the official treasure island website.
https://www.ready.gov/power-outages
https://www.chhs.ca.gov/blog/2019/10/25/public-safety-power-shutoffs-resource-guide/
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/EPO/Pages/PrepareanEmergencySupplyKit.aspx
NEW HOTLINE AVAILABLE
A nonemergency hotline has been established to help medically vulnerable Californians and health and community care facilities find resources in their communities during power shutoffs.
The hotline is (833) 284-3473.
During power shutoffs or potential power shutoffs, hotline assistance will be available 9:00am-9:00pm. Assistance is available in many languages. 711 Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) are available for individuals with hearing or speech related disabilities. You can find more information on 711 TRS here.
Making A Claim For Food Spoilage!
Claims can be submitted in person , by mail and, email to haneystaff@sfgov.org
City Attorney's Office
Attn: Controller Representative
1390 Market St. 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
Forms For Claims Can Be Found @ https://www.sfcityattorney.org/claims/
For specific questions about claims, your best resource is to visit the City Attorney website (www.sfcityattorney.org/claims) and/or call the Claims Division directly at 415.554.3800.
You have 6 months to file the claim from the date of the outage, but I recommend submitting the paperwork ASAP to get the process started.
How To Prepare For A Outage.
1) Use https://tinyurl.com/TreasureIslandPoweroutageplan to create a plan.
2) Sign up for AlertSF For Treasure Island
Simply text 94130 to 888-777.
AlertSF will send you a text alert for emergencies or significant disruptions on the island.
3)Follow Us On Social For More Information of power outages affecting Treasure island.
Updates From Matt Haney’s /TIDA / SFPUC Offices.
Update Number One - September, 3rd 2019
“in response to the website and inquiry from Barklee, we’ve asked PUC Power to put together a White Paper on the potential applicability of micro-grid technology in supporting the Island during service interruptions. Considering the existing Island distribution system and the number of currently occupied buildings on-Island.
The Puerto Rico model was installation of backup batteries at a series of individual critical facilities. The residents proposal seems to be more of an all-encompassing “master battery power source” to stand the entire Island grid back up during an on-Island unplanned outage.
Will definitely share the PUCs analysis with you once it’s completed, and I imagine we’ll share it with the community and interested residents as well.”
Update Number Two - October 10th 2019
Please check out https://tinyurl.com/TIWHITEPAPER
SF PUC white paper discussing the concept of photovoltaic systems for energy collection/transmission, as well as battery backup adaptation of PV system, applied at both a grid level and an individual facility level.
What we have learned from this white paper, when applied specifically to the TI/YBI Distribution System, is that a PV/battery system at a grid level would unfortunately not allow for additional reliability or redundancy Island-wide as the causes of unplanned all-Island power outages are on the Distribution System (equipment failures, bird strikes of HV lines, weather damage to HV lines/poles, etc). As these causes are not tied to transmission into the TI/YBI Distribution System, a grid-level PV/battery system intended to provide a backup source of electric transmission into the Distribution System would still be rendered moot on a shorted Distribution System. The Island does have two primary on-Island generators that provide alternate transmission into the Distribution System when there is a transmission-level interruption from the primary transmission source at the Port of Oakland, most recently these generators served that purpose this past August during daylong maintenance work at Port of Oakland. These generators also do not function to provide alternate resiliency to the Island Distribution if the outage cause is on the Distribution System itself. (This above statement should be considered mostly false as this is what just happened on November 5th batteries and solar would stop the following form happening!)
“ Treasure and Yerba Buena islands lost power from Davis Substation, a Port of Oakland asset, about 2:30PM yesterday. The islands went on generator power while electricians continue to troubleshoot the needed repairs. The generators run off of diesel fuel. To conserve fuel, generators were shut down last night between 12-5AM. Generators were restarted at 5AM as planned. The Generator at YBI has sufficient fuel; however, the generator at Treasure Island has insufficient fuel for continuous power. TI will experience another outage this morning and power will remain out until refueling is concluded. We are unable to refuel the generators until sometime after 10:30AM. Notifications are going out to keep people informed. Lineworkers are narrowing in on the remaining problem with the electrical grid. We will continue to keep you updated.”
The white paper also speaks to building-level applicability of combination PV/battery or standalone battery back-up systems, such as the Tesla “Powerwall”. This is a viable option for individual buildings, and was the general model employed in Puerto Rico to re-energize hospitals and other critical facilities on an emergency basis after Hurricane Maria. In speaking with SFPUC Power, individual installations of Powerwalls or similar products from other manufacturers can happen in a manner that would not cause adverse impacts on the existing Island grid.
If Island residents or households are interested in pursuing installation of Powerwall or similar systems to allow additional resiliency for their residence during Island-wide outages, they may contact their residential property manager to begin the process as a requested Modification to Residential Unit. As with any other proposed Unit Modification, costs would need to be borne by the requesting resident/household and all applicable City project reviews/approvals, including those by Department of Building Inspection related to the building electrical system modifications, must be met, along with any additional requirements or direction issued by the residential property manager.
Please feel free to let us know if there are any questions at this time, particularly on the White Paper contents, as TIDA and PUC are happy to discuss further.
Thank you.
Peter Summerville Treasure Island Development Authority Peter.Summerville@sfgov.org
Update Number Three - October 17th 2019
I can let you know that TIDA is currently in the process of working to modify Treasure Island Gymnasium with secondary electrical service connections so that it’s electrical service can be switched from grid power to a back-up generator, which will allow for the City to stand-up the Gymnasium as a respite location for residents during an extended on-Island power outage, even if there is a short or other damage inside the TI Distribution System itself (which is the limiting factor when considering Island-wide redundancy during an outage).
This temporary service to the Gym would be provided by a generator in order to assure any necessary length of run time and use of the building for larger loads (such as portable heaters and charging of powered medical devices). We would need to make sure that there’s consistent energy transmission into the building in such an event, and a fueled generator assures that reliability if the outage is of extended duration.
As you can imagine, standing up such a support facility can take up to several hours, considering the City’s mustering of staff, equipment and supplies necessary to activate such a resource at TI Gym. An extended on-Island outage, such as last Presidents Day, when we know there is going to be a multi-hour outage period, is the scenario for this Gym activation, as opposed to some of our more standard outages causes, such as damaged equipment, which are usually resolved in a few hours time. Nonetheless, we do see it as another step in improvement and supporting the Island community during such power outage incidents.
We will be keeping the community posted on this work over the next several months, and we are already engaged with the City’s Dept of Public Health and Human Services Agency in analyzing and understanding the various loads associated with powered-medical devices, as assuring a location for redundant charging of residents medical-devices during an extended on-Island outages is a primary focus of such a respite facility. Your comment/suggestion about the cell sites is a good one as well, we will be reaching out to the cellular carriers with on-Island cell sites to understand what their existing back-up capacity is, and advocating for them to consider improvements or upgrades to add or extend their existing back-up power for this infrastructure.
TIDA will also be distributing a message to the community today regarding our resiliency with regards to PG&E PSPS; the good news with regards to that is as PSPS impacts transmission from off-Island, we will respond to any PSPS impacts to the Island in the East Bay by activating the on-Island primary generators which will power the entire TI/YBI Distribution System and assure the Island remains energized.
Lastly, PUC asked me to clarify for you their prior statement in your communications with Emily Lam regarding their experience and prior projects with Tesla. It turns out PUC and TIDA have worked together on the San Francisco mainland on charging stations, not utility-grid-level installations or projects. Apologies for any confusion on that. As I pointed out, the White Paper discusses the limitations on PV/battery back-up at a grid-level when applying the concept to the Island grid.
Peter Summerville Treasure Island Development Authority (415) 274-0665 – ph Peter.Summerville@sfgov.org
Update Number Four November 4th 2019
Treasure and Yerba Buena islands lost power from Davis Substation, a Port of Oakland asset, about 2:30PM yesterday. The islands went on generator power while electricians continue to troubleshoot the needed repairs. The generators run off of diesel fuel. To conserve fuel, generators were shut down last night between 12-5AM. Generators were restarted at 5AM as planned. The Generator at YBI has sufficient fuel; however, the generator at Treasure Island has insufficient fuel for continuous power. TI will experience another outage this morning and power will remain out until refueling is concluded. We are unable to refuel the generators until sometime after 10:30AM. Notifications are going out to keep people informed. Lineworkers are narrowing in on the remaining problem with the electrical grid. We will continue to keep you updated.
Update Number Four November 9th 2019
Since Tuesday, Treasure Island has experienced long periods of power outages due to an equipment failure at the Port of Oakland, where the Island’s power is routed from. All residents and businesses are severely impacted.
Since then, backup generators have been providing power. Last night at midnight, the generators failed and residents have been without power since midnight. City agencies have formed an emergency coordination team to provide interim and long term solutions to this incident.
The following actions are being taken:
1. Emergency Mutual Aid has been requested to state and regional partners to provide replacement parts as soon as possible
2. Emergency backup crews are en route from Modesto to the Port of Oakland to fix the underlying cause
3. PUC is simultaneously attempting to repair the broken generator and awaiting delivery of a backup generator
4. TIDA is setting up community charging stations near residential areas
Update Number Four November 10th 2019
