How Much Did Los Gatos Residents Reduce Emissions By In 2021?

LOS GATOS, CA — Los Gatos residents reduced electricity-related emissions by 96 percent in 2021, according to Silicon Valley Clean Energy.

The electricity provider’s 2021 Community Impact Report for Los Gatos also indicated that over 26 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions were avoided.

Los Gatos customers also had a total of $369,000 in on-bill savings. Silicon Valley Clean energy made $35,600 in cash payments to customers for generating surplus solar energy, and 14,700 households and businesses received their electricity from carbon-free resources.

Silicon Valley Clean Energy’s 272,000 residential and commercial customers helped avoid a total of 575 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions in 2021, and reduced energy-related annual greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent compared to 2015.

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