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- ~I I <br />-~ <br />__ r t _ - - _ <br />Salt Lake C!tyhas dram~lticailyreduced its energy costsbyaggressiveiy pursuing energy <br />efficiency measures. Currently, the city'saves over $32;000 a year on its energy costs as a <br />result o1 installing 861 light emitting diode (LED) traffic signals. The city plans to expand this <br />program to all ~f its 16 ~0 red and green lights; whichis expected to save over X00 tons of <br />heat trapping carbon dioxide [C~z) pol-' <br />lution each year with annual cost sav- <br />[ ~ ~ <br />'I ~~ ' `=~ ings of $53,000.The city has also found <br />_~ ~~_ ~~ <br />~ _,~ .~"'`"',~' that LED signals require less mainte <br />- "' `" 1 - Hance than conventions(lighting. <br />°;"~ _ ~-"=~~' In addition, the'city hasreplaced the <br />R ~N, ~ d -. <br />.~ fk~~~ n ~ conventional incandescent bulbs in its <br />u A - city and county office buildings.with <br />l n~;~r <br />b more energy efficient compact fluores- <br />cent bulbs (CFLs).These bulbs use much less energy ~~nd last significantly longer, saving the <br />Clt~' O\'E'r $3,000 ~ ;~Q~r ~1r1C1 rP_d!lCin~ fin? Pm!55!On I?y g44 tC~n~ pPryear. <br />l hose energy efficiency rneasun~~ area partof a city <<~ide actin plan try protect th~~~nvl <br />ronnu~nt grid reduce global ~~:~amiing a_missions. <br />LEARPV h70RE <br />Read Salt Lake Ciry`s plan at slcgov.coin,~`environment/actionplan.htrn <br />Cool GITIEas 9 <br />13 <br />~~ ~~ ra_ - __ _ ~ _~ _~~_ <br />Tf~e city of Scottsdale ha been a ~- -----~-'1 <br />leader in the Southwest on'eneryy ~ ~°" _ .- - ~ <br />~ iilnency for buildings. In 1998, <br />Scottsdale introduced Anzona'ti fn .t ~ ~~ <br />~recn L,uildingprogramv~~liich <br />helps bulldc~rs and homy o~,~~lrcr~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~' ar=rr ' ~ ~~ <br />I~ Irn about how to integrate cnr r- + ' n~ , _ ! <br />q~ r~fficir Ivry ana ~ ~ it~'r ~~ inq it a- T -~ -" <br />tuns into nF~~,,~ holrlns. h~ ttidr~en ~~ ~t. <br />4 <br />'t <br />1 x)98 and X003, the green bu!Iding ` ( <br />program ,worked with 94 builder ~~'- ~~~ <br />;, ,~ <br />and issued 730 permitsforcareen ~, - <br />building projects in the city. ~ _ r <br />I 1 <br />In iv1arch ?005, 5cottsdalc' b~carl~e ~,ie~ ` <br />-,~ ~rz <br />the first cit~ti~ in thr nation to require ~~- _ ~~i. <br />that all nel~-city building ;and leno~~~ation projects meet LEED GOLD'standards for energy <br />cfficie~ncy and sustainability-one of tht I!ighest LEED ratings: <br />LEARN MORE <br />Read about Scottsdalc's green building program at scottsdaleaz.gov~greenbuilding <br />Harnessing the Desert Sun- <br />Newenergy-efficient homes in <br />Scottsdale use both renewable tech- <br />nologies like solar panels, as well as <br />thick adobe walls that cool the house <br />in the summer and keep it warmer in <br />the winter. <br />