Electric Utility
City of Santa Clara
FACT SHEET - DEC 2023
City Hall 1500 Warburton Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95050				Phone: 408-615-6600
Form of Government:				Council-City Manager
No. of Employees (Budgeted 2023-24):				222
Operating Adopted Budget (2023-24):1			$	1,058,532,915
Fast Facts:
	Electric Accounts			60,685
	Peak Demand			669.2 MW
	Service Area			18.41 square miles
	System Load Factor			78.3%
	Transmission Lines			61.8 miles
Distribution Lines:
	Underground			382.9 miles
	Overhead			186.1 miles
	Street Lights			8,223
2023 Calendar Year Retail Transactions:
	Sales Revenues2		$	620,605,445
	kWh Sales3			4,479,606,859
Purchased Power & Generation for Retail:
			kWh
	City-Owned Generating Facilities		922,915,117	20.1%
	Joint Power Agencies		1,155,482,723	25.2%
	Market Purchases/Sales		654,995,155	14.3%
	Purchased Power Agreements		1,854,370,445	40.4%
	Total		4,587,763,440	100.0%
Average Monthly Customer Count of Accounts & Total kWh Sales:
			kWh
	Residential	51,698	254,377,213	5.7%
	Commercial	7,099	102,983,592	2.3%
	Industrial	1,395	4,106,596,260	91.7%
	Other	493	15,649,793.6	0.3%
	Total	60,685	4,479,606,859	100.0%
Note 1: Includes Transfers Out Note 2: Unaudited; Includes revenue from unmetered accounts and public benefits charges. Note 3: kWh sales may include adjustments due to timing issues.

• 2023 Utility Fact Sheet
• 2022 Utility Fact Sheet
• 2021 Utility Fact Sheet
• 2020 Utility Fact Sheet
• 2019 Utility Fact Sheet
• 2018 Utility Fact Sheet
• 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 Silicon Valley Power's latest annual financial information reports: 

SVP Financial Statement for Year Ending June 30, 2023