Category: Utilities
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05/21/09
Publication Recognizes GP&L Excellence
Garland Power & Light News Release:
GP&L and City of Garland Receives Expanding Excellence Award
Garland, TX, May 21, 2009 – Garland Power & Light and the City of Garland have received an Expanding Excellence Award for the implementat… more »
03/23/09
GP&L Among Most Reliable
Garland Power & Light News Release:
GP&L Receives National Recognition for Reliable Electric Operations
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 23, 2009 – Garland Power & Light is one of 60 of the nation’s more than 2,000… more »
03/02/09
Drought in Texas Is a Part of Life
Garland Water Utilities Press Release:
Garland Water Drought Contingency Plan Available for Review
Garland, Texas – March 2, 2009 – Drought has become a fact of life in Texas. In 1997, the Texas Legislature directed the Texas Commission on Envir… more »
02/27/09
There Is No Free Lunch ... or Sidewalks
Source: IBD and Michael Ramirez
I have received a number of inquiries asking how much Garland will receive from the mega-mega-huge "Stimulus Package" approved by Congress. Many have seen this list of projects that includes $23… more »
02/12/09
Fire Concern Forges GP&L
There was never a thought: we need a power utility. The course of history that led to the creation of GP&L is much more interesting.
Only a few cities in North Texas have their own power utilities. Garland Power & Light is among the lar… more »
02/11/09
Tuesday Storms Hit Hard
City of Garland Press Release:
City Assesses Storm Damage
Garland, Texas – February 11, 2009 – Portions of Garland experienced some wind damage from the thunderstorms that blew through the north Texas region last night and early this morning. Ac… more »
02/03/09
Rates Do Go Down!
The Council raised solid waste rates last July to offset rising fuel prices. Fuel is a significant department expense and is needed to operate the trucks that collect trash but also for the equipment that is used at the landfill and the transfer station… more »
Outstanding News from the Water Department
It's great that Garland citizens report so often on their appreciation of our municipal utilities. One of the most common e-mail statements that I receive is, "Services in Garland are so much better than where I lived before." So, for those city personn… more »
01/28/09
Harvest Water for Conservation and to Save Money
Garland Water Utilities News Release:
A Forgotten Conservation Method Gets New Life
Garland, TX — If you grew up on a farm, or you were a conservation trailblazer, your family may have kept a barrel sitting outside under the eve of your hom… more »
01/15/09
Garland Receives EPA Compliment
While Randy Dunning served on the Council, he initiated a saner approach to wind turbines. He proposed an ordinance that would explicitly say that turbines were allowed and that would provide clear guidelines on their installation, maintenance, and remo… more »
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