COMPARING the
POWER mix ALTERNATIVES
PG&E POWER MIX
SVCE POWER MIX
50% renewable/50% hydropower
1% below PG&E costs
GREEN PRIME POWER MIX
$3-5 more per month
SVCE…
how IT all WORKS
SVCE’s operating model includes reinvestment of net revenues—which the Authority
has said will keep rates low—and the promotion of local clean energy projects.
Governance is provided by a Board of Directors made up of local public officials
tasked with seeking community input before implementing rate changes.
Representing South County on the SVCE Board from Gilroy are Council
members Dan Harney (SVCE Board Vice Chair), Peter Leroe-Munoz (alternate);
and from Morgan Hill are Mayor Steve Tate and Program Administrator Anthony
Eulo (alternate).
Like PG&E and other providers, SVCE is required to report annually to the
CPUC and the California Energy Commission on the amount of renewable energy
that has been procured for customers.
SVCE and Clean Energy Credits
South County’s habitually sunny weather is ideal for collecting clean solar energy.
Under SVCE’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) program, homeowners, businesses, and
government facilities that have installed solar are earning credits for the surplus
power they generate, thereby offsetting some or all of their normal electricity
usage charges.
According to SVCE, the NEM program values net surplus generation at full retail,
surpassing PG&E’s wholesale rate. On top of that, excess credit automatically rolls
over on a month-to-month basis.
SVCE
ON the ROAD
People are buying electric vehicles
(EVs) in increasing numbers,
especially with the launch of
the Chevy Bolt and its 200-mile
EPA rating. In a quarterly report
published by the California New
Car Dealers Association, nearly five
percent of new vehicles registered in
the Golden State w