WHEREAS, October 1-7 is Public Power Week, a week-long celebration of Silicon Valley Power’s year-round service to the City of Santa Clara; and
WHEREAS,
the City of Santa Clara, places a high value on local choice over community services and therefore has chosen to operate a community-owned, not-for-profit electric utility and, as customers and owners of our electric utility, have a direct say in utility operations and policies; and
WHEREAS, Silicon Valley Power provides our hom es, businesses, schools, social service and local government agencies with reliable, efficient, and safe electricity employing sound business practices designed to ensure the best possible service at not-for-profit rates; and
WHEREAS, Silicon Valley Power is a valuable community asset that contributes to the well-being of local citizens through energy efficiency, customer service, environmental protection, economic development, and safety awareness; and
WHEREAS, Silicon Valley Power is a dependable and trustworthy institution whose local operation provides many consumer protections and continues to make our community a better place to live and work, and contributes to protecting the global environment; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, LISA M. GILLMOR, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor, and on behalf of the entire City Council, do hereby proclaim the First Week of October 2023 as
Public Power Week
in the City of Santa Clara, and in doing so, recognizes that Silicon Valley Power will continue to bring low-cost, safe, reliable, and sustainable electricity to community homes and businesses as it has since 1896, the year when the utility was created, to serve all the citizens of the City of Santa Clara and to recognize the people behind public power at Silicon Valley Power for their contributions to the community and to educate customers, policy makers, and employees on the benefits of public power.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Santa Clara, California ,
Proclamation