City of Rocklin - Offsetting emissions through PG&E's ClimateSmart

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The City of Rocklin launched an historic partnership with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in their new, innovative ClimateSmartâ„¢ program in November of 2007, becoming the first municipality in California to enroll in this public-private partnership to offset carbon emissions. The city uses more than 2.2 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year and more than 36,000 therms of natural gas, meaning that the city's total carbon footprint equals about 1.6 million pounds of carbon dioxide per year.

As part of PG&E's ClimateSmartâ„¢ program, Rocklin will offset its carbon footprint for all facilities. This amounts to more than 200 metered electric and natural gas accounts and includes all City buildings, the Police Department, the Fire Department, all City parks and sports fields.

100% of the payment for the ClimateSmart program goes directly to funding new greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in California. PG&E invests these funds in a range of projects, including projects that capture methane gas from dairy farms and landfills and conserving and restoring California's forests. The first projects PG&E has invested in include the Garcia River forest in Mendocino County and the Lompico Headwaters in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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