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Glendale Water & Power (GWP) is a municipal utility that serves over 33,744 water and 85,358 electric customers of Glendale, California. It is owned by the City of Glendale, administered by the GWP Commission, and governed by the Glendale City Council. Glendale Water & Power is a Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3). The RP3 designation is awarded to those public power utilities that provide customers with the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service. For the second year in a row GWP has earned the RP3 designation from the American Public Power Association. GWP is one of 176 public power utilities out of 2,000 nationwide to earn this designation. GWP is constantly modernizing its electric grid and water system through upgrades and improvements which strengthens its ability to meet demand, maintain reliability and efficiency, save water, and increase the amount of renewable energy. These improvements will also reduce costs for GWP, help customers lower their bills and help the environment. ==Renewable energy== GWP has a long history of supporting renewable energy. In 1937, Glendale became one of the first California cities to contract with the Federal Government to purchase hydropower from Hoover Dam, and has been generating electricity using landfill gas from Scholl Canyon since 1994. More recently, GWP has made long term investments in wind, small hydroelectric and geothermal generation resources. In addition, GWP built a 261 KW solar photovoltaic generating system on top of the parking garage at the local community college. GWP adopted a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) in 2004, which is being updated to comply with recent changes in California law. The GWP RPS recognizes the intent of the Californian Legislature to encourage renewable resources, while taking into consideration the effect on rates, reliability, financial resources, and the goal of environmental improvement. The current GWP RPS sets an initial goal of 20% of its annual energy requirements from renewable energy sources through 2015, with a step-up to 25% in 2016 and another step-up to 33% in 2020. Today, GWP proudly provides well over 20% of its energy requirements from renewable resources. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glendale Water and Power Department」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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