City of Palo Alto Events & Workshops

The City of Palo Alto offers a variety of events and workshops focused on resource sustainability, emergency preparedness, community resilience, and more. Learn how to reduce waste, conserve water, save energy, and prevent pollution.

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Gridshift Hackathon

The City of Palo Alto Utilities is partnering with Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE), Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE), East Bay Clean Energy, and Powerhouse to co-sponsor a decarbonization hackathon called GridShift on January 31st 2020 at the Google LaunchPad in San Francisco.  The GridShift Hackathon will be focused on decarbonizing our energy system, and will be a tool to both elevate conversation around decarbonizing as well as accelerating innovation by energy providers. This event will bring together coders, energy experts, and energy enthusiasts to create a piece of code that can be used to help the decarbonization transition of our energy system. Teams will have the chance to win $16,000 in cash prizes. Everyone is welcome - no coding or energy experience is required.

Friday, January 31 - Saturday, February 1st

Google Developers Launchpad Space, 543 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111

To Register, click here

Other Local Events & Workshops:
Regional Workshops
Lucie Stern Demonstration Garden
Palo Alto City Hall Demonstration Garden
UCCE Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden
Transition Palo Alto Share Faire
Document Shredding Events
Repair Café Palo Alto
Citywide Yard Sale

Last Updated: October 21, 2019