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Utility Fact Sheet

Electric Utility
City of Santa Clara
FACT SHEET - DEC 2024
City Hall
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050		 Phone:
408-615-6600
Form of Government: Council-City Manager
No. of Employees (Budgeted 2024-25): 235
Operating Adopted Budget (2024-25):1 $ 909,721,485
Fast Facts:
Electric Accounts 60,980
Peak Demand 713.5 MW
Service Area 18.41 square miles
System Load Factor 76.6%
Transmission Lines 61.8 miles
Distribution Lines:
Underground 389.1 miles
Overhead 185.9 miles
Street Lights 8,223
2024 Calendar Year Retail Transactions:
Sales Revenues2 $ 723,676,636
kWh Sales3 4,700,419,189
Purchased Power & Generation for Retail:
kWh
City-Owned Generating Facilities 946,400,409 19.7%
Joint Power Agencies 684,133,253 14.3%
Market Purchases/Sales 1,187,813,564 24.7%
Purchased Power Agreements 1,983,579,416 41.3%
Total 4,798,926,642 100.0%
Average Monthly Customer Count of Accounts & Total kWh Sales:
kWh
Residential 52,529 259,703,073 5.5%
Commercial 6,842 112,304,757 2.4%
Industrial 1,288 4,310,448,926 91.7%
Other 321 17,962,433
 0.4%
Total 60,980 4,700,419,189
 100.0%

Note 1: Includes Transfers Out between SVP Funds
Note 2: Unaudited; Includes revenue from unmetered accounts and public benefits charges.
Note 3: kWh sales may include adjustments due to timing issues.

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.

View the June 30, 2025 with totals as of June 30, 2024 Financial Statement.

See previous Silicon Valley Power's annual financial statements on the City's Finance Department page.

Last Updated:
12-23-2025