City Of Vernon

 Vernon Public Utilities

The City of Vernon Public Utilities Department (VPU) serves as an essential resource to the City’s residents and business community, providing dependable, high-quality utility services at a significant cost savings compared to neighboring utility providers. The Public Utilities Department is a multiple award-winning utility, including the Diamond Level RP3 designation from the American Public Power Association, as well as recipient of the Safety Management Excellence Award from the American Public Gas Association. VPU is also uniquely positioned in the state of California, in that it is one of only two utilities in California that provides electricity, natural gas, water and fiber optic services. VPU is the only public utility in the state with a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline and is the 14th largest public gas system by volume in the US. VPU owns and operates a 138-megawatt natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant that provides local reliability in addition to vital in-basin generation.