The idea, made by some Glendale City Council candidates, that Glendale would buy expensive permits and purchase expensive emission reduction credits (from cities or businesses that are not using the credits they have) so that we can pollute our OWN neighborhoods (especially the Rancho, Pelanconi and adjacent neighborhoods), to sell dirty energy into a market that we don’t currently have access to and that is not interested in buying it at the times we’d want to sell it, is not only immoral, it is likely a money-losing scenario.

Plug-in “balcony” solar is one of the simplest ways to access solar power today. These are small, modular systems—typically under 1200 watts—that plug directly into a standard outlet and immediately begin offsetting your home’s electricity use. Instead of a large rooftop installation, these systems can be placed on a balcony, patio, backyard, or along a fence. They work like an…

Phase 1 City-Owned Solar Update: Central Library rooftop solar array energized on March 2, 2026. Sports Complex Carport Solar project installation is in progress.

GEC is excited to endorse councilmembers Dan Brotman and Elen Asatryan and commissioner Alek Bartrosouf for the Glendale City Council. All three of these candidates have demonstrated deep support for environmental causes in Glendale.

To help educate Glendale, California residents on the city’s newly-passed Air Conditioning to Heat Pump (AC2HP) ordinance, GEC hosted this webinar and Q&A on December 8, 2025. Speakers: Michael Rochmes, Policy and Advocacy Coordinator at the U.S. Green Building Council, California (event co-sponsor), and Brett Markey, Co-owner of Hilo Aire.

GEC helped plant a new block of Engelmann Oaks in South Glendale in front of GUSD HQ in collaboration with GUSD, Glendale Open Space & Parks Foundation, North East Trees!