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San Jose council authorizes talks with PG&E to speed electric infrastructure for data centers and decarbonization
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously to direct staff to negotiate a nonbinding cooperation agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) to improve planning, financing and delivery of electric distribution for North and Downtown San Jose, while continuing a parallel study of a municipal utility.
San Jose City Council on March 4 authorized staff to negotiate a nonbinding cooperation agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) intended to accelerate planning, financing, construction and maintenance of electrical infrastructure to serve anticipated economic growth in North San Jose and Downtown San Jose.
City staff described the agreement as a framework to improve interconnection speed and certainty for large electricity customers — notably data centers and advanced manufacturing driven by artificial intelligence demand — while aligning with the city's Climate Smart San Jose decarbonization goals.
The cooperation agreement would fund a city team dedicated to coordination with PG&E, create milestones for interconnection of large-load customers, explore options for joint financing and project delivery, and include process improvements,…
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