Power Content Label

California State Law requires Glendale Water & Power to furnish their customers with a POWER CONTENT LABEL on a quarterly basis. The law was enacted to ensure that "Green Power" claims made by the energy providers could be verified. As Glendale does not make specific claims regarding the "Green Power" content of the power it sells, the law requires Glendale's POWER CONTENT LABEL to show that the GLENDALE POWER MIX to be the same as the 2007 CALIFORNIA POWER MIX.

2007 Power Content Label Included Energy Resources
Energy Resource Glendale Power Mix (Projected) * 2007 CA Power Mix (for comparison) **
Eligible Renewable 14% 10%
Biomass and waste 6% <1%
Geothermal 2% 2%
Small hydroelectric 1% 6%
Solar <1% <1%
Wind 4% 2%
Coal 37% 32%
Large Hydroelectric 10% 24%
Natural Gas 33% 31%
Nuclear 6% 3%
Other <1% 0%
Total 100% 100%

*    75% of Glendale's Resource Mix is specifically purchased from individual suppliers.

**  Percentages are estimate annually by the California Energy Commission based on electricity sold to California consumers during the previous year.

For specific information about this electricity product, contact Glendale Water and Power. For general information about the Power Content Label, contact the California Energy Commission at 1-800-555-7794

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