Candidates Promise to Push Pollution for Profit

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: A Simple On-Ramp to Clean Energy!

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…

City Owned Solar Development Program Update

The GWP Perkins 184 kW Solar Array is connected! The Perkins Building Rooftop Solar Project is the first initiative of Phase 1 of the Community Solar: City-Owned Program. Phase 1 will provide approximately 4.9 megawatts of clean, locally-generated solar power to Glendale’s grid. GEC congratulates GWP on this milestone!

Support the Plastic Waste Reduction Ordinance!

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 @ 6PM Glendale City Council will vote to adopt the Plastic Waste Reduction Ordinance, which we consider to be an excellent collection of the best practices from around the state that will help us to finally combat the scourge of plastic pollution in our city.