BURBANK: PLEASE CUT POWER USE.Byline: Sylvia L. Oliande Staff Writer BURBANK - In a show of solidarity with utilities statewide experiencing electrical capacity Noun 1. electrical capacity - an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored capacitance, capacity electrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricity problems, Burbank Water and Power asked its customers Monday to voluntarily conserve electricity. Like Glendale Water and Power and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. , the BWP BWP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Botswana Pula. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. is part of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Control Area - an island on the state power grid that has not been affected by emergency alerts and threats of rolling blackouts Rolling blackout refers to an intentionally-engineered electrical power outage, caused by insufficient available resources to meet prevailing demand for electricity. For information about accidental blackouts that are not intentionally engineered, see power outage. . Both Glendale and Burbank produce their own power through local generating plants and also buy from sources outside the state. Still, Burbank officials posted a message on the city's cable channel asking customers to move some electrical demands to off-peak times - after 6 p.m. - and to delay turning on their holiday lights until after 7 p.m. ``Even though we are certainly in good shape, and we feel fortunate to be in that situation, we are trying to encourage a bit of conservation and restraint nonetheless in recognition of what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. in the rest of the state,'' said Greg Simay, assistant general manager with Burbank Water and Power. He said by conserving, the city could be in a position to sell its surplus to those that cannot meet customers' needs. He said the voluntary conservation effort will likely continue at least through December when many people have holiday lights up. In Glendale, city officials said it is never a bad idea to conserve energy but the threat of power alerts and rolling blackouts do not apply to local customers. ``Los Angeles, Glendale and Burbank all have resources in excess of their power demands so there's really no reason for us to have rolling blackouts,'' said Manuel Robledo, Glendale's power management administrator. ``As a matter of fact, we are selling excess to those who are short.'' The energy problems of late have been in the California Independent System Operator, the nonprofit agency that manages 75 percent of the state's transmission power grid, including service to Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. . |
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