What the City is Doing

City Actions

The City is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint and conserve resources in its own operations. In the past five years it:

• Has installed solar carports at its Municipal Service Center to generate enough energy to power that facility

• Is under contract for the construction of solar rooftop and carports at all other City-owned facilities (six in total), with the exception of the Civic Arts Plaza

• Has installed a battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Municipal Service Center to provide clean back up power, and save on electricity demands from the compressed natural gas fueling station

• Has installed a battery energy storage system (BESS) at the City’s Civic Arts Plaza and at its largest water pump station to provide clean back up power, and save on electricity demands at those facilities

• Is in development for a microgrid at its Hill Canyon Treatment Plant (expected completion 2024)

• Joined Community Choice Aggregation program, Clean Power Alliance (CPA), the largest clean energy supplier in the country, to supply the community with 100% carbon-free electricity as the default.

• Has installed 21 new electric vehicle charging ports, 16 of which are available to the public. 14 additional public stations are under construction at the City’s two libraries.

• Has plans for the installation of 32 additional public Level 2 electric vehicle charging ports and 24 additional Level 3 charging ports.

• Is transitioning its fleet to electric vehicles

• Is transitioning its landscaping equipment to electric

• Is transitioning to electric buses