GreenStart is the Silicon Valley Clean Energy base electric plan with electricity coming from renewable sources such as solar, wind and geothermal and other resources such as carbon-free hydro and nuclear from a PG&E allocation. New customers are automatically enrolled in this plan, which costs less than PG&E.
GreenPrime is the SVCE premium 100% renewable electric generation service. More information is available at svcleanenergy.org/plans.
Enrollment for GreenPrime is currently closed for 2024. Customers are invited to indicate their interest in enrollment for 2025 by emailing info@svcleanenergy.org. SVCE staff will contact interested parties beginning December 2024 to confirm enrollments.
Once enrolled in GreenPrime, customers may choose to return to GreenStart service at no cost by emailing info@svcleanenergy.org. This plan change will be effective one month from the next meter read date. GreenPrime customers choosing to opt out of all SVCE services and return to PG&E bundled service will be subject to the standard opt out terms and conditions, and additional fees may apply. Terms and Conditions are available at www.SVCleanEnergy.org/terms.
While SVCE customers may choose to participate in carbon offset programs like Arcadia Power to offset their emissions from gas cars or other transportation-associated pollution, this voluntary service is not needed to cover home or business-related electricity use emissions. Since SVCE’s default GreenStart offering is produced from clean sources, participating in a voluntary program, for example, would then be duplicative and costs more than participating in SVCE alone. It’d be like buying an organic apple, and then separately also paying extra for a credit ensuring that the apple is pesticide-free.