Utilities

Contact us at Solano EDC for help coordinating a rate analysis for water, sewer, gas and electric based on your company’s usage. We will work with you and the utilities to optimize your rates.

Electric Power and Natural Gas

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Call: (800) 743-5000 or Learn more here. 

Electricity

  • PG&E has economic development staff to answer questions on location incentives, labor costs and supply, transportation and communications infrastructure, real estate costs and availability, fees and taxes. 
  • They can provide you with a custom rate analysis and help you evaluate utility costs and buying options.
  • When you have a specific site identified, PG&E can provide detailed cost and reliability analysis.
  • An Economic Development Rate Incentive is available.

Natural Gas

  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company provides both bundled and unbundled natural gas service.

Fact Sheets

The links below provide descriptions of Pacific Gas and Electric Company's rates and services for site selectors and companies considering a location in California.

*Source: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, July 2016

Telecom

Telecom Providers (sampling)
Name / Phone Services
AT&T Internet, Phone, TV, Cellular. Serving Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Vacaville, and Vallejo
COMCAST/XFINITY Internet, Phone, TV. Home Security. Serving Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun, Vacaville, and Vallejo
CRICKET WIRELESS  Cellular phone service & equipment
Dish Network  Internet, Phone, TV. Serving Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun, Vacaville, and Vallejo
Direct Tv  Internet, Phone, TV. Serving Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun, Vacaville, and Vallejo
Frontier communications  Internet, TV. Serving Dixon and Rio Vista
Hughes Net  Internet. Serving Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun, and Vacaville
Metro PCS Cellular phone service & equipment. Serving Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Suisun, Vacaville, and Vallejo
Sprint  Home and Cellular phone service & equipment. Serving Dixon, Fairfield, Vacaville, and Vallejo
T-Mobile  Cellular phone service & equipment. Serving Fairfield, Vacaville, and Vallejo
Verizon Wireless  Internet, Phone, TV, Cellular. Serving Fairfield, Vacaville, and Vallejo
SpeedTest  Test download / upload speeds
Source: Solano EDC Google search 

Water

Water Providers
Name / Phone City Service Area Supply Source Capacity Peak Demand
City of Benicia Water Operations Division

(707) 746-4394		 Benicia North Bay Aqueduct - 5 treated water reservoirs and Lake Herman 12 MGD 8 MGD
California Water Service

(707) 678-5928		 Dixon - downtown core area water system 9 wells, 2 storage tanks (shared with City of Dixon) n/a n/a
City of Dixon Engineering Department

(707) 678-7030		 Dixon - balance of the City limits 9 wells, 2 storage tanks (shared with Cal Water) 1,151 GPD 361 GPD
City of Fairfield Public Works Department

(707) 428-7485		 Fairfield Lake Berryessa (Putah South Canal) and Barker Slough (North Bay Aqueduct) 60 MGD 32 MGD
City of Rio Vista Public Works Department

(707) 374-6451 X 1116		 Rio Vista 7 wells 10 MGD 3.5 MGD
Suisun-Solano Water Irrigation District

(707) 455-4013		 Suisun
City of Vacaville Public Works Department

(707) 469-6400		 Vacaville 11 wells 2 surface treatment plants 45.3 MGD Total 23 MGD
City of Vallejo Water Department

(707) 648-4345		 Vallejo
Source: City of Benicia Water Operations Division; California Water Service; City of Dixon Engineering Department; City of Fairfield Public Works Department; City of Rio Vista Public Works Department; Suisun-Solano Water Irrigation District; City of Vacaville Public Works Department; City of Vallejo Water Department, 

Waste Water

Waste Water Treatment
Name / Phone City Service Area Type of Process Capacity Peak Demand
Benicia Water Treatment Plant

(707) 746-4394		 City of Benicia 4.5 MGD 24 MGD  
Dixon Wastewater Treatment Plant

(707) 678-7030		 City of Dixon Facultative pond system including headworks, pumps, grinders, screening 1.3 MGD 1.8 MGD
Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant

(707) 469-6400		 City of Vacaville Headworks; primary clarifiers; aeration; secondary clarifiers; disinfection; dechlorination; solids thickening; digesters; dewatering; odor control 15 MGD 55.2 MGD
Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District

(707) 429-8930		 City of Fairfield-City of Suisun City Headworks; primary clarifiers; oxidation towers; intermediate treatment; secondary treatment: aeration basins; secondary clarifiers; nitrogen control; ultraviolet disinfection; solids handling: gravity belt thickeners; anaerobic digestion; dewatering; dry beds 15 MGD 30 MDG
Vallejo Sanitation & Flood Control District

(707) 644-8949		 City of Vallejo  
Source: Benicia Water Treatment Plant; Dixon Wastewater Treatment Plant; Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant; Fairfield Suisun Sewer District; Vallejo Sanitation & Flood Control District, August 2016

Solid Waste

Solid Waste Providers
Nearest Landfill Potrero Hills Landfill, 3675 Potrero Hills Lane, Suisun City (707) 432-4627
Recology Hay Road, 6426 Hay Road, Vacaville (707) 678-4718
Nearest Hazardous Waste Facility Recology Hay Road
Special Services Municipal solid waste, waste water treatment sludge, construction & demolition debris, green waste & food waste, contaminated soils, friable & non-friable asbestos
Source: CalRecycle Solid Waste Information System, Landfill Capacity, Recology Hay Road, July 2022