Friday, November 14, 2025

Celebrating a Greener, Brighter Future for Clayton!

We are thrilled to announce a major milestone in Clayton's journey toward sustainability and innovation! The City of Clayton is proud to unveil the completion of our Comprehensive Infrastructure Renewal and General Fund Savings Program, a groundbreaking $2 million energy modernization initiative that’s setting us on the path to a net-zero energy future.

This exciting program includes:

• Solar structures harnessing clean, renewable energy

• LED lighting upgrades for greater efficiency

• HVAC system improvements to reduce energy consumption

• EV charging stations to support green transportation

• Smart irrigation controls to conserve water

Thanks to these efforts, Clayton will save an estimated $4.7 million in utility and operational costs over the lifetime of the project, all while reducing our environmental footprint.

A special thank you to our City Council and City Staff for their hard work, vision, and dedication in bringing this transformative project to life. Without their leadership, this milestone would not be possible.

Be part of this exciting moment! (Note: Different Location due to Rain.)

Date: Monday, November 17th
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: 6125 Clayton Road, Clayton, CA 94517 (Hoyer Hall)

Let’s celebrate together and look forward to a greener, brighter future for all of us! 

We hope to see you there.

15 comments:

  1. If I am not mistaken this project was approved while Reina Schwart was the CM and Peter Cloven was mayor. You know, those people that did not know what they were doing.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. If I’m remembering correctly, this project went through when Reina Schwart was City Manager and Peter Cloven was mayor. You are correct. And wow, what a dynamic duo. In my personal experience, they weren’t exactly out there blazing new trails in leadership. The project basically arrived on their desks gift-wrapped, and since it wasn’t their own money on the line, approving it must have been the easiest decision they made all year. Let’s just say I never got the sense they’d thrive in a maze made of paper bags.

      Delete
    2. Those two were hopelessly out of their depth. One was trying to pass off her Sacramento apartment as a “workspace,” and the other staged his spare bedroom like it was the headquarters of some booming empire. Leaders? Not even close. They were playing pretend while the rest of us watched the act fall apart. - Rob

      Delete
    3. Nice try Peter Cloven.

      Delete
    4. You all remind me of another politician....if things are good while I am in office, then what a great job I am doing. If not so good, then it is the others guys fault. Come on man!!!

      Delete
    5. Peter Cloven did absolutely nothing except say, “We need to discuss.” The other thing he consistently did was hand down personal judgments from the dais to people he didn't like. Peter is an excellent example of a judgmental arse.

      Delete
  2. Thanks for posting. Hope to be there.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Sounds like a great project. Congratulations!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Looking forward to this project. Bringing our kids with us.

    ReplyDelete
  5. This is exciting; I will be there!

    ReplyDelete
  6. This sounds excellent for the future of Clayton and we applaud it, looking forward to being there.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Lets keep the bright lights to a minimum. still want to see the stars in the sky at night. how about some kind of motion lights would be more like it. used to be the country out here. you city slickers know how to mess up our small town. if you want all the lights move back to Oaktown or S.F.

    ReplyDelete
  8. LED lights can help reduce light pollution in some ways, but they can also contribute to it if not properly managed.

    ReplyDelete
  9. It’s called light pollution.

    ReplyDelete
  10. If you missed this event, let me assure you — it was outstanding. Mayor Kim Trupiano, Vice Mayor Jeff Wan, and our entire City staff did a phenomenal job making it happen. Thank you to all of them for their leadership and hard work.

    ReplyDelete

Remember to keep your comments respectful and concise.