Utility Fact Sheet

Electric Utility
City of Santa Clara
FACT SHEET - JAN - DEC 2018
City Hall
1500 Warburton Avenue				Phone: (408) 261-5292
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Form of Government:				Council-City Manager
No. of Employees (2018-19):				193
Operating Budget (2018-19):				$ 450,092,360
Fast Facts:
	Electric Meters			55,383
	Peak Demand			526.2 MW
	Service Area			18.41 square miles
	System Load Factor			80.1%
	Transmission Lines			55.5 miles
Distribution Lines:
	Underground			352.0 miles
	Overhead			186.6 miles
	Street Lights			7,076
2018 Calendar Year Retail Transactions:
	Sales Revenues (note 1)			$ 414,019,366
	kWh Sales			3,566,293,836
Purchased Power & Generation for Retail:
			kWh
	City-owned Generating Facilities		943,529,625	25.5%
	Western Area Power Administration		231,119,803	6.3%
	Northern California Power Agency		686,315,083	18.6%
	Other Joint Power Agencies & City Purchases		1,833,347,659	49.6%
	Total		3,694,312,170	100.0%
Average Monthly Customer Count & Total kWh Sales:
			kWh
	Residential	47,007	226,010,342	6.3%
	Commercial	6,168	92,413,001	2.6%
	Industrial	1,647	3,229,606,952	90.6%
	Municipal	193	18,263,541	0.5%
	Unmetered	379	N/A	N/A
	Total	55,394	3,566,293,836	100.0%
Note 1: Unaudited; Includes revenue from unmetered accounts.
Note 2: kWh sales may include adjustments due to timing issues.

2017 Utility Fact Sheet

2016 Utility Fact Sheet 

Financial Statement and Information

Silicon Valley Power is an enterprise of the City of Santa Clara and was established in 1896. On a not-for-profit basis, Silicon Valley Power owns power generation facilities, has investments in joint ventures that produce electric power, and trades power on the open market. These efforts are directed toward ensuring its retail customers—the citizens, organizations and business of the City of Santa Clara—a highly reliable source of electric power at low, stable rates.

Access the latest annual financial information reports about Silicon Valley Power in pdf form: 

SVP Financial Statement for Year Ending June 30, 2018