"You've got to wonder if Reindeer Local 1225 will start picketing at Plaza de Cesar Chavez, but they'll probably still get to pull the sleigh for appearances sake. San Jose Clean Energy, which has been sponsoring Christmas in the Park for six years, decided to give Santa's house an upgrade including a solar panel and Elf Battery Storage unit that powers the electric fireplace, a smart thermostat, all the lights in the hut and the sleigh plug-in."
"The new digs were unveiled Friday night before the 65-foot-tall community tree was lit by a crowd of VIPs for a massive crowd packing the park just after sundown. The tree, by the way, is energy-efficient too illuminated by thousands of LEDs, as are the other community-decorated trees in the park. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said powering Santa's house with renewable energy is an example of the city's push to be the nation's first carbon-neutral city by 2030"
Santa Claus has a plug-in sleigh parked next to his all-electric house at Christmas in the Park in San Jose. San Jose Clean Energy upgraded the house with a solar panel and an Elf Battery Storage unit that powers an electric fireplace, a smart thermostat, all hut lights and the sleigh plug-in. The installation was unveiled at the tree-lighting ceremony for the 65-foot community tree, which is illuminated by thousands of LEDs along with other community-decorated trees. Mayor Matt Mahan presented the renewable-powered display as part of the city's push to become carbon-neutral by 2030. Christmas in the Park is free and open daily through Jan. 1.
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