CITY OF

SANTOSE
CAPITAL OF SILICON VAU.F.Y

News Release
Office of Mayor Ron Gonzales

For Immediate Release:

Contact:

February 28,2001

David Vossbrink,(408)277-3515

Communicatioiis Director

Silicon Valley Energy Summit
To Be Held Friday, March 16
San Jose, CA — San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales announced that the regional summit to address
solutions for energy reliability and self-sufficiency in Silicon Valley will be held Friday, March
16, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.

“Our principal goal will be to develop practical strategies to achieve a more reliable

energy system and greater energy self-sufficiency for our entire region,” said Mayor Gonzales.
“We expect that every city in the region can present concrete proposals for projects,
policies, and sites that could help increase power generation and increase energy conservation to
meet the needs of our residents and businesses both in the short and long term.”

Gonzales will co-chair the energy summit along with Jim Beall and James Woody. Beall
is chairperson of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and Woody is the chairman of
the board of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group.

“Silicon Valley has earned an unmatched reputation in the state, nation and the world for

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Silicon Valley Energy Summit

our creativity, new technology and innovative partnerships to solve complex challenges,” said
Gonzales. “I know we can continue this tradition regarding collaborative solutions to meet our
goals for energy reliability.”
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Participants at the energy summit will include the mayors of Santa Clara County cities,

legislators, and business and community leaders. In order to achieve tangible results, Gonzales
has asked participants to identify concrete proposals for energy generation and conservation to
share at the summit. Proposals could also include partnerships among cities, public/private

ventures, and cooperation with the state and federal governments that could yield greater results.
Gonzales recently released his approach for energy solutions in San Jose that includes

multiple small clean generation facilities that could be located in appropriate industrial zones;
developing regional consensus on locations for major power plants that would protect residential
neighborhoods; and expansion of conservation programs.

The full-day energy summit, which is open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 8:30
a.m.

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