Glendale Water & Power has partnered with Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) to create an equitable solar and energy storage adoption plan, with input from the community. The goal of this solar and energy storage plan is to maximize the City of Glendale’s use of renewable energy to serve Glendale residents and businesses, as well as assess the feasibility of achieving the City Council’s target of 10% of our customers adopting solar and energy storage systems by December 31, 2027.

As part of our solar and energy storage plan, we engaged in comprehensive community outreach, to hear directly from customers as to what they would like to see implemented. We hosted 3 community meetings in February and March, taking input and feedback directly from Glendale Water & Power Customers. Additionally, Glendale Water & Power distributed an online survey to extend the opportunity for customers to have their voices heard. Once the draft plan is complete, two additional community meetings will be hosted to present quantitative analytics where possible, share our progress on the preliminary plan, and listen to your input and feedback once again.

To view the PowerPoint Presentations from the five meetings, click here: Meeting 1, Meeting 2, Meeting 3, Meeting 4 , Meeting 5. 

Background 

In August 2022, the Glendale City Council passed a resolution expressing their intent to adopt policies and practices aimed at achieving the goal of having at least 10% of GWP customers adopt solar and energy storage systems by 2027, and to develop additional demand management measures, with a minimum total peak dispatchable and peak-load-reducing capacity of 100 MW. The selection of E3 was the outcome of a Request for Proposal (RFP) process aimed at preparing the plan.

Community Meeting Fact Sheet 

Click here to access the meeting fact sheet. 

Solar and Storage Report

The solar and energy storage plan provides essential information to enable community members, the City Council, and the Commission to make informed recommendations regarding the benefits, costs, and feasibility of alternative approaches to achieving GWP's clean energy goals and striking the right balance for the City. The plan includes the following analysis and findings: 

• DER Technical Potential & Market Segmentation in Glendale
• Dispatchable Capacity and Demand Reduction Capacity
• Customized Avoided Costs for GWP
• Adoption and Impact Analysis
• Cost and Benefit Analysis
• Potential Program and Policy Options

Click here to review the report. 

About E3

Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) is a leading economic consultancy focused on the transition to clean energy resources with a distinguished 30-year track record. E3 combines a robust analytics and planning practice with intimate knowledge of policy and potential future regulatory outcomes to support informed approaches for achieving clean energy goals. E3 delivers analysis that is increasingly utilized by the utilities, regulators, and developers that are writing the script for the emerging clean energy transition in leading-edge North American jurisdictions. E3 completes roughly 250 projects per year to shape policy, market design, and strategy around low-carbon goals, distributed energy resources, and renewable technologies.

Questions? 

Email us at solar-der@glendaleca.gov.