> Silicon Valley Electric was 8c when I lived there, 10c now. If you mean Silicon Valley Power, the municipal electric utility for Santa Clara, it's now (as of

> Silicon Valley Electric was 8c when I lived there, 10c now. If you mean Silicon Valley Power, the municipal electric utility for Santa Clara, it's now (as of Jan 2017) 11.82c [1] for residential non-TOU for the upper tier. It's also only for the city of Santa Clara. Palo Alto has a municipal utility, but its rates are higher, and these are exceptions. AFAIK, the vast majority of California is served by a private utility (e.g. PG&E). [1] http://www.siliconvalleypower.com/home/showdocument?id=6253 http://www.siliconvalleypower.com/home/showdocument?id=6253