Our Community & Impact

Your Community Impact

Choosing cleaner energy is making an impact within our communities. In addition to providing clean power and energy programs that reduce local pollution, customers benefit from on-bill savings and emissions reductions.

Serving 13 Communities
in Santa Clara County

Click on the community to check out the 2021 clean energy impacts.

Campbell | Cupertino | Gilroy | Los Altos | Los Altos Hills | Los Gatos | Milpitas | Monte Sereno | Morgan Hill | Mountain View | Saratoga | Sunnyvale | Unincorporated Santa Clara County

Reinvesting Locally & Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition

$77 million in on-bill savings

With SVCE’s lower costs, customers have collectively saved more than $77 million since 2017. This amount is calculated from what customers would have paid for electricity without SVCE.

35% reduction in overall community emissions from 2015

With a carbon-free electricity supply, 575 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions were avoided from being released into the atmosphere, resulting in an overall emission reduction of 35%.

$1.8 billion commitment to new renewables and community programs

Investments in new solar+storage, wind and geothermal energy projects have exceeded $1.8 billion to supply reliable, renewable energy to customers and continue shifting California’s grid to clean sources. In addition, SVCE is reinvesting in our communities by providing local programs for residents and businesses to advance clean transportation and building electrification.

$75,000 in grants to local non-profit organizations and $50,500 in education scholarships

SVCE awarded grant funding to local non-profits to collaborate on outreach to traditionally hard-to-reach and underserved residential customers. Education scholarships were awarded to local students participating in the Bike to the Future clean transportation competition, and grant funding is available for student organizations advancing environmental and climate awareness.

Community Close-Ups

With their clean electricity from Silicon Valley Clean Energy these residents and businesses are making an impact. Check out the stories of neighbors, organizations and local businesses.

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Psycho Donuts

“Businesses need to do more. I figure that some people need to lead the way, so I’m into clean electricity.”

Flights Restaurants

“Clean energy is important to Flights because we got an electric car.”

Mark Jacobson

“What I liked about the Silicon Valley Clean Energy portfolio was the cleaner 100% renewable energy [Green Prime] cost was just a tad different than PG&E’s cost, which is unlike what other people have been saying.”

Sunnyvale Historical Society

While helping preserve the past, their future is looking bright with a solar cash out of $331.64 from SVCE.

Marina Grossman

“I am thrilled to get carbon-fee electricity from Silicon Valley Clean Energy!”

Waidy Lee

Electric cars, 25 kW solar panel system,a living roof, efficient insulation, electric heat pumps and battery storage – Los Altos Hills resident, Waidy Lee has it all!

Kaushik Tota

“I wanted to do something to raise awareness about environmentalism.”

Mountain View Union Academy

“We’re hoping the savings will also help with student aid and be able to help our students academically, so that’s the goal long term.”

Victoria Armigo

“Now that my electricity comes from carbon free sources, it feels really good knowing that when I plug in my electric car the electricity powering my vehicle is clean.”

Libby Karolczak

“I’m a big supporter of doing what we can to help the environment.”

Jeff & Debbie Byron

“I hope this is an example for others because this is really the direction we need to go.”

Good Samaritan United Methodist Church

“We wanted to save money and preserve the planet.”

Los Altos High School

“Providing EV charging stations for our staff seemed like an obvious next step for us, especially with the solar panels available in the parking lot.”

Battaglia Ranch Tree Farm

Spreading wintertime cheer all with clean energy

Local Businesses