Residents Eligible for Solar, Wind, Hydropower Options

Customers will have carbon-free options such as solar, wind and hydropower at competitive prices.

SAN JOSE—Beginning next month, San Jose Clean Energy will provide more than 300,000 residential and commercial electricity customers with clean carbon-free power options at competitive prices, from sources such as solar, wind and hydropower. San Jose Clean Energy is the new electricity generation nonprofit service provider for San Jose residents and businesses. The nonprofit is governed by the city council and operated by the San Jose Community Energy Department/SJCE.

At the August 29, 2017 city council meeting, the city council approved the SJCE implementation plan discussing the funding strategy to obtain power supply contracts, established the SJCE operating fund, and approved the establishment of various revenue estimates and expenditure appropriations for city departments including the Community Energy Department to facilitate the initial operations of SJCE. On January 30, 2018, the city council approved revisions to the launch schedules, reducing the number of launches from three to two. Phase I launch (city accounts) began September 1, 2018 and Phase II (residential and commercial accounts) was set to begin on March 1, 2019, now revised to February 1, 2019.