Beacon Award Participant Profile
City of Woodland
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February 6, 2011
“In 2009, the City of Woodland was named a Climate Action Leader by the California Climate Action Registry, when we finished the process of calculating, reporting, and getting third-party verification of our 2007 green house gas (GHG) emissions.” – City of Woodland website
About Woodland
- Incorporated: 1871
- Population: 56,000
- Location: 16 miles northwest of Sacramento in Yolo County
- Elevation: 61 feet
- Area: 14.5 square miles
Climate Action Activities
- Completed Baseline Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, 2007
- Development of Climate Action Plan in process
- Yolo County Energy Watch member (Pacific Gas & Electric)
- Participate in Yolo County Climate Change Compact to share information among agencies and others within the county (read ILG’s community story about the Yolo County Climate Change Compact)
- Designated a Climate Action Leader by the California Climate Action Registry
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Beacon Award Accomplishments
Click here to learn about the City of Woodland’s completed Best Practice Activities to date >>
Woodland’s Climate Action Resources
The Beacon Award program is funded by California utility ratepayers and administered by Southern California Gas Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison, under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.