DWP DISCLOSES PLAN FOR `GREEN' ELECTRICITY.Byline: Associated Press 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. unveiled a plan on Thursday to entice customers to pay extra for clean energy and wean wean (wen) to discontinue breast feeding and substitute other feeding habits. wean v. 1. To deprive permanently of breast milk and begin to nourish with other food. 2. itself away from polluting coal-fired generators and nuclear power plants. Under the plan, customers would have the option of buying about 20 percent of their electricity from clean sources such as solar or wind generators. ``Green'' electricity would add 6 percent, or about $3 per month, to the typical customer's bill. In return, participants would receive discounts and low-interest loans to buy solar energy systems and energy-saving devices such as refrigerators and air conditioners engineered to use little electricity. ``We wanted a green-power program that's not just for the rich,'' said S. David Freeman S. David Freeman (1926– ) is an American engineer, attorney, and author, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, who has had many key roles in energy policy. He currently heads The Hydrogen Car Company and is a member of the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners. , the DWP's general manager. ``If you use clean energy efficiently, your electric bill goes down, not up.'' About 70 percent of electricity distributed by 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 comes from coal and nuclear generators. Officials at the city-owned utility expect about 100,000 of Los Angeles' 3.6 million customers to sign up for the program over the next 12 months. They expect 200,000 participants within three years. Some of the city's largest utility users already have signed up, including the Los Angeles Dodgers "Dodgers" and "Brooklyn Dodgers" redirect here. For the American football team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (football). For the Eastern Basketball Association team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (basketball). , the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , the Getty Center and Robinsons-May department stores. Mayor Richard Riordan on Thursday became the first homeowner to sign up. ``We must preserve and protect our natural resources,'' he said. ``More important, we must take care of our city and our children.'' |
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