Auto Club Installs Energy Reducing Solar Panels on Historic Headquarters Building; Panel Installation Becomes Latest Addition of Overall Energy Plan.News Editors/Energy Writers LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2003 The Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. has installed 1,534 solar panels on part of its landmark headquarters complex as part of an ongoing effort to reduce energy dependency dependency In international relations, a weak state dominated by or under the jurisdiction of a more powerful state but not formally annexed by it. Examples include American Samoa (U.S.) and Greenland (Denmark). . The panels will produce about 100 kilowatts or up to 10% of the complex's electrical needs. Powerlight Inc., a Berkeley, Calif., company produced and installed the solar panel project. "During the past two years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Auto Club has implemented a company-wide program to reduce energy use, and the solar panels at headquarters are the latest element in that program," said Administrative Vice President Jeff Prokop. "We wanted to reduce our energy use and do it in a way that was clean and simple to maintain. The panels cost about $1 million, and two-thirds of the cost was returned in the form of rebates from the DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection ." In addition to the solar panels, the Auto Club's energy reduction program included retrofitting light fixtures with low energy bulbs, upgrading motors and adding variable speed drives to equipment and modifying office procedures, including adding motion sensing lighting in common rooms, presetting all facility thermostats to consistent temperature levels and educating and providing incentives to local offices and employees to conserve. Since the start of this program, the Auto Club has reduced overall energy consumption by about 15% or 6.6 megawatts. "We salute the Auto Club's environmental leadership," said Powerlight President Dan Shugar. "By adopting clean, reliable, sustainable solar power, the Auto Club is demonstrating an environmentally responsible approach to energy management, and a genuine commitment lowering operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales ." The Automobile Club of Southern California, the largest affiliate of the AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. , has been serving members since 1900. Today, Auto Club members benefit by the organization's emergency road service, financial products, travel agency and trip planning services, highway and transportation safety programs, insurance products and services, automotive pricing, buying and financing programs and legislative advocacy. |
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