MEDIA ADVISORY: San José Clean Energy and Christmas in the Park Debut First-Ever Electrified Santa’s House and Electric Sleigh
Post Date:11/24/2025 5:00 PMMedia Contact
Oshi Jauco, Public Information Manager
408-533-3764; oshi.jauco@sanjoseca.gov
Advisory
Detail
What:
San José Clean Energy and Christmas in the Park Debut First-Ever Electrified Santa’s House and Electric Sleigh
When:
Friday, Nov. 28, 2025
5:30 p.m. – Introduction to Santa’s electric home powered by San José Clean Energy
6 p.m. – Official Christmas in the Park Tree-Lighting Ceremony
Where:
Plaza de César Chávez
1 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CA 95113
Christmas in the Park – Santa’s House and Christmas Tree
Who:
Mayor Matt Mahan, City of San José
Heather Dauler, Deputy Director, San José Clean Energy
Community families, volunteers, and holiday visitors
Background:
San José Clean Energy (SJCE) and Christmas in the Park will unveil a first-of-its-kind holiday experience, an electrified Santa’s House and Santa’s first-ever electric sleigh, powered by renewable electricity. Families visiting downtown San José will see an all-electric fireplace, energy-efficient lighting, and fun, interactive displays showcasing the home upgrades Santa made this year—including a solar-battery-powered home and an electric vehicle (EV) sleigh.
As kids and families wait to take photos with Santa, they will be able to explore educational signage and real-life electric appliances that highlight how switching from gas to electric can lower energy costs, improve indoor air quality, and make homes healthier.
This new experience brings clean energy education to one of San José’s most beloved traditions. SJCE has proudly sponsored Christmas in the Park since 2022 and is also the Welcome Sponsor of Blinky’s Electric Drive-Thru at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds—a dazzling, all-electric light show featuring more than a million LED lights synchronized to holiday music.
VISUALS:
Santa’s fully electrified home, decorated for the holidays
