Business View Magazine | January 2020

279 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JANUARY 2020 much to offer residents, businesses and visitors alike. “One of the greatest assets the city has for both our residents and our businesses is Silicon Valley Power,” says Manuel Pineda, Assistant City Manager & Chief Electric Utility Officer. “Regarding the power we provide to our residents, for approximately the last two years, all the power is greenhouse gas-free – no emissions associated with it. And we’re not only able to be sustainable, when you look at our residential rates, they’re about 49 percent lower than PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric provides natural gas and electric power to most of the northern two-thirds of California.) So, we’re able to provide less expensive, more sustainable power that’s also more reliable.” “We’re the data center capital of Silicon Valley, and part of that is because of Silicon Valley Power,” Pineda continues. “Right now, we have approximately 48 data centers within Santa SANTA CLARA , CAL I FORNI A Connecting the Center of What’s Possible Silicon Valley Power is the City of Santa Clara’s community owned electric utility. We are the only full service, vertically integrated utility in Silicon Valley owning generation, transmission, distribution and dark fiber assets. Silicon Valley Power not only powers what is possible but can connect you to the speed of innovation through our dark fiber enterprise network, known as Fiber Connect. Silicon Valley Power’s Fiber Connect provides scalable bandwidth and high- speed connectivity through its dark fiber infrastructure. With over 150 cable miles of fiber backbone, businesses can bypass the time, cost and inconvenience of building fiber backbone, and almost immediately access the benefits of an ultra-high speed fiber optic connection. Access to a fiber optic connection means businesses can simultaneously receive high-speed internet access, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) including voice, fax and voice messaging and video services. Customers of SVP Fiber Connect include data centers, telecom providers, schools and other various businesses. With the on-going development of virtual “cloud” computing, broadband services, social networking, and the internet-of- things, Silicon Valley Power’s Fiber Connect supports those needs and can increase your communication services to market! ...... For more information, please visit our websites www.svpfiber.com www.siliconvalleypower.com www.santaclaraca.gov nValleyPower.com California’s Great America Theme Park