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 SVCE’s premium 100% renewable electric generation service, available at a premium of $0.015 per kilowatt-hour. More information is available at svcleanenergy.org/plans.
Customers are invited to indicate their interest in enrollment by emailing info@svcleanenergy.org.
Enrollment for GreenPrime is currently closed to commercial customers for 2024. SVCE staff will contact interested parties beginning December 2024 to confirm enrollments for 2025.
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.
