INCANDESCENT BULBS WILL SIGNAL SAVINGS.Byline: - Daily News GLENDALE Glendale. 1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S. - To conserve energy, Glendale is replacing incandescent in·can·des·cent adj. 1. Emitting visible light as a result of being heated. 2. Shining brilliantly; very bright. See Synonyms at bright. 3. bulbs at traffic intersections with light-emitting diodes, which cut energy consumption by 75 percent to 85 percent. Omar Abutaleb, the project manager, said the city started the work last week and will continue through May 21. So far, work has been done on 70 out of about 200 signalized intersections in the city. The city will save an estimated $2 million over the life span of the diodes, which not only conserve energy but last seven to 10 years. Abutaleb said there has been minimal disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process. . ``Traffic will have at least one lane open in each direction. Pedestrians will still be able to cross,'' he said. Part of the $1.1 million project cost is covered by a $416,000 grant from the California Energy Commission The California Energy Commission is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency. Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through . |
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