Palm Desert is the current reigning city when it comes to Green Efforts in the CV. In 2006 the Palm Desert City Council committed to reduce electricity and natural gas use citywide by 30% in five years (2011)  and are well on their way.  This is a very aggressive plan to accomplish in only five years however, with the assistance of the new assembly bill “AB 811”  (that just passed), they might be able to meet their goal.   With the AB 811 program, home owners can receive 100% low interest loans for energy improvements that can be paid back over 20 years. Palm Desert is the only City in the CV currently using this program and is one of the first cities in California to implement the program.
          Go to www.settosave.com for details about the many energy saving programs offered by the City of Palm Desert. Palm Desert was also the first City in the Coachella Valley to receive a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification for their Visitor's Center.  Congratulations Palm Desert for being such a desert leader!

      If you are a resident of Palm Desert we recommend you go to one another of their websites at:

http://www.cityofpalmdesert.org/Index.aspx?page=487