San Jose Outdoor Power Production

Will San Jose approve more solar and wind contracts?

In the past few weeks, San Jose has approved natural gas and geothermal energy contracts. In the coming months, the city is set to approve more solar and wind contracts.

How much is San Jose's battery storage contract worth?

On Tuesday, the city council approved four contracts worth an estimated $530 million to build out the city's battery storage to access and store more solar energy through its San Jose Clean Energy utility. It's the start of a significant series of renewable energy contracts coming before councilmembers in the next few months.

What energy sources do Californians use?

An increasing percentage of energy consumed by Californians comes from renewable sources such as solar, wind, geothermal energy, biomass, and small hydro. California's economy depends upon affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound supplies of power generated from renewable energy, hydroelectric power, and natural gas.

Is San Jose using microgrids to produce cleaner energy?

San Jose is also exploring the use of microgrids in the future to produce cleaner energy. In December, the city is set to approve a contract with Google to construct a microgrid, where the tech company will generate its own energy for its San Jose campus.

Can San Jose create a carbon-free grid?

"What (San Jose Clean Energy) has already accomplished in terms of being able to provide electricity that is 95% (greenhouse gas) free and now we're going to create a carbon-free grid 15 years ahead of the state goal," Mayor Sam Liccardo said. "I think that's pretty tremendous."