Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the country's largest public utility supplying water and electricity to the city's 3.8 million residents. Each year, it transfers at least seven percent of its electric gross revenues and five percent of its water gross revenues to the Los Angeles General Fund, helping finance city police and fire protection, as well as recreational facilities.  Committed to green practices, LADWP is also constructing and operating solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on its facilities and municipal buildings, and offering incentive payments to encourage the development of residential and commercial solar systems.