REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Deleting an Electric Program Manager Position and Adding an Electric Division Manager Position at Silicon Valley Power and Related Budget Amendment
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure; and
Manage Strategically Our Workforce Capacity and Resources
BACKGROUND
Silicon Valley Power (SVP) has provided electric service for over 127 years and is experiencing significant continued growth. SVP has developed a Council approved Capital Improvement Strategy to address the near-term and long-term potential load growth. In 2021, SVP recorded a peak load of nearly 600 Megawatt (MW) and delivered approximately 4,100 Gigawatt-hours (GWh) to customers. In 2022, SVP's recorded peak load increased to 702 MW, and energy delivery rose to 4,550 GWh. This represents an approximate 10% increase in energy delivery and represents the largest year-over-year growth in the last 30 years.
On September 28, 2021, City Council accepted SVP's Three-Year System Growth Strategy Plan. The Three-Year System Growth Strategy Plan identified $300 million in proposed projects to install new facilities and to replace aged infrastructure with higher capacity infrastructure where needed. An amendment to the agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (AECOM) was authorized and executed, and AECOM has been onboarded to provide program management and project management support to assist with this effort.
At its November 15, 2022, meeting, City Council accepted the report of the SVP System Expansion Plan for the California Independent System Operator's Transmission Planning Process FY2023/24. The Summary of Proposed Projects for SVP System Growth Strategy included a comprehensive project list from this study with conceptual cost estimates of $200 million of proposed projects for this study period. The identified work includes replacement of aged infrastructure and installation of new facilities whic...
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