NORTHROP GRUMMAN LAUDED FOR ENERGY EFFORT.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE -- Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. Corp. received an award from the statewide Flex A development system for Flash-based applications from Adobe. Introduced in 2004 as a J2EE application, Flex compiles ActionScript code and XML-based user interface descriptions (MXML) into binary Flash files (SWF files). Your Power energy efficiency campaign for the company's efforts to reduce power usage at its operations in Redondo Beach Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. , El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and and Palmdale. The partnership of utilities, residents, businesses, institutions, government agencies and nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. presented one of its fourth annual Flex Your Power Awards recently to the company for its work in energy conservation. Northrop Grumman locations recognized for their efforts were the Space Technology sector in Redondo Beach, and the Integrated Systems sector in El Segundo and Palmdale, where the company produces military and civil government satellites and combat aircraft. All together, the Northrop Grumman sites reduced peak demand by 11 percent in summer months, trimmed 6,600 operating lighting hours, reduced more than 16,000 kilowatts, and installed energy-efficient lighting for 4.5 million square feet of office and manufacturing space. Thirty-five organizations in various categories throughout the state received one of the awards. The Flex Your Power Awards were originated in 2001 to acknowledge outstanding leadership in energy efficiency that helped California through an energy crisis. |
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