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GEC Announces 2026 Glendale City Council Election Endorsements 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.

City Owned Solar Development Program Update Phase 1 City-Owned Solar Update: Central Library rooftop solar array energized on March 2, 2026. Sports Complex Carport Solar project expected to be energized on March 16, 2026.

City Council Watch – March 10, 2026 On the Agenda: Scholl Canyon Landfill Operations, Closure, and Wasteshed Analysis Update; SB79; Legislative Platform; GWP Ice Bear Unit Management

City Council Watch – March 3, 2026 On the Agenda: Central Park Block Improvements Project bids; Zone ZERO Update

City Council Watch – March 31, 2026 On the Agenda: Pasadena Humane Presentation: Wildlife Safety; Grayson Repowering Project’s permit variance application legal assistance; Water Master Plan Update and Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Arcadis U.S., Inc.

GEC – AC to Heat Pump Webinar GEC & U.S. Green Building Council California are hosting a free webinar Friday Dec 8 on Zoom to help educate residents on Glendale, California's newly-passed Air Conditioning to Heat Pump (AC2HP) ordinance.

Commission Watch – Sustainability Commission – April 2, 2026 This week at the Sustainability Commission: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan – Dashboard Scope of Work; Climate Action and Adaptation Plan – Update

GEC Educational Series: Air Conditioning to Heat Pump (AC2HP) Webinar + Q&A 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…

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…

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…

GEC & U.S. Green Building Council California are hosting a free webinar Friday Dec 8 on Zoom to help educate residents on Glendale, California's newly-passed Air Conditioning to Heat Pump (AC2HP) ordinance.

This week at the Sustainability Commission: Climate Action and Adaptation Plan – Dashboard Scope of Work; Climate Action and Adaptation Plan – Update

On the Agenda: Scholl Canyon Landfill Operations, Closure, and Wasteshed Analysis Update; SB79; Legislative Platform; GWP Ice Bear Unit Management

Phase 1 City-Owned Solar Update: Central Library rooftop solar array energized on March 2, 2026. Sports Complex Carport Solar project expected to be energized on March 16, 2026.

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.

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 appliance in reverse, feeding power into your home and reducing what you pull from the grid.

On the Agenda: Pasadena Humane Presentation: Wildlife Safety; Grayson Repowering Project’s permit variance application legal assistance; Water Master Plan Update and Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Arcadis U.S., Inc.

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.

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.