Natalie Portman, Kyra Sedgwick and Chloe Sevigny explain how an action as simple as changing a light bulb can help reverse the effects of greenhouse gases.
Induction Lighting: One of the Newest Energy Saving Lighting Technologies
One of the newest energy saving lighting technologies, Micro-Electronically Controlled Electro-Magnetic Induction Lamps, are rapidly becoming popular due to their impressive benefits.
Long performance life - up to 100,000 hours (27 years at 10 hours/day), making this type of lighting virtually maintenance free!
High luminous maintenance rate (95% after 2,000 hours, 85% after 6,000 hours).
Electronic ballasts, coupled with a high system efficiency, reduces electric costs by up to 75% compared to HID lamps, and up to 95% versus incandescent lamps.
Instant on and off, and can start at temperatures as low as -35° Celsius.
Low heat output, which can reduce cooling costs when used in climate-controlled areas.
No electronics or filaments to burn out.
Excellent color rendition (CRI of 80+).
NO MERCURY CONTENT to damage the environment, meaning disposal of old lamps is easy and safe.
No electronic interference or potential radiation damage.
Contact your PQL Lighting Specialist for further information as this technology becomes more readily available.
DOE Sets ENERGY STAR Requirements for CFLs and Washing Machines
Flex Your Power - Energy Star, Posted by Stacey Meinzen on 03/19/08.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that as of November 2008, compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) must be tested by an independent third party, and as of December 2, 2008, all ENERGY STAR CFLs will be required to contain less than five milligrams of mercury per bulb and to meet stricter lamp color requirements. CFLs with reflectors - such as spotlights - will have to meet new high-heat testing requirements and CFLs with a smaller screw-in "candelabra" base must also meet the new requirements.
DOE also recently announced more rigorous requirements for all washing machines under the Energy Star label. By July 1, 2009, all qualifying Energy Star washing machines will have to be at least 43% more efficient than the current federal energy efficiency standards and have a maximum water factor (WF) of 7.5 - meaning each load will use 7.5 gallons of water per cubic foot of capacity. By January 1, 2011, all Energy Star washing machines will be 59% more efficient than mandated energy standards and will have a maximum WF of 6.0. The 2011 standards are expected to save consumers $120 million on annual utility bills, 11.2 billion gallons of water and 659 million kilowatt hours of electricity.
California Maintained Its Lead in ENERGY STAR Qualified Buildings in 2007
Flex Your Power - Energy Star, Posted by Justin Gerdes on 02/21/08.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just released its updated list of ENERGY STAR qualified buildings and, once again, more of these energy-efficient buildings are found in California than any other state. Nationwide, more than 4,050 buildings have achieved ENERGY STAR status, and 917 of these, up from 779 in 2006, are in California. Altogether, 1,400 hundred office buildings, schools, hospitals and government buildings earned the ENERGY STAR label last year. ENERGY STAR qualified buildings typically use about 40% less energy than standard buildings. The nation's 500 most efficient ENERGY STAR qualified buildings use 50% less energy than standard buildings. California's ENERGY STAR rated buildings saved building owners $199 million in energy costs and prevented 1.6 billion pounds of CO 2emissions in 2007.
Sales of CFLs Rise to 20% of the Light Bulb Market
Flex Your Power - Energy Star, Posted by Stacey Meinzen on 02/06/08
The sales of ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) have almost doubled since 2006,according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). In 2007, 290 million CFLs were sold, a figure that translates to approximately 20% of the American light bulb market. Wal-Mart alone has sold 145 million CFLs since 2005. Sales of traditional incandescent bulbs have been falling at an annual rate of about 10% to 12%, Osram Sylvania CEO Charlie Jerabek recently told The Washington Post. The energy bill (Power Plug, 12/18/07) signed by President Bush in December of last year guarantees further adoption of CFLs. By 2012, for example, any bulb emitting the amount of light a 100-watt bulb does today can only use 72 watts. And, two years later, manufacturers must cut the energy consumption of today's 40-, 60- and 75-watt bulbs by a similar percentage - good news for CFLs, which use about 75% less energy and last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs.
U.S. Can Cut Growth in Energy Use in Half by 2025, Says Report From National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency Flex Your Power - Energy Star, Posted by Hallie McClave on 12/12/07.
The National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency- a group facilitated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency comprising 30 electric and gas utilities, 17 state agencies and 12 other organizations - has issued a report stating that aggressively pursuing energy efficiency could cut growth in the energy consumed in the United States by 50% or more by 2025. The report, Vision for 2025: Developing a Framework for Change, highlights energy-saving opportunities and sets a goal of achieving all cost-effective energy efficiency improvements over the next 18 years. The report recommends creating energy efficiency incentives for utilities, and prioritizing efficiency in building design - both through retrofits and upgrades to existing buildings and by utilizing green technology to build new, carbon-neutral structures. Other implementation goals include: state policies to support efficiency practices and alignment of customer pricing and incentives to encourage efficiency spending. If the cost-effective measures are implemented, by 2025 the national energy bill will fall by $100 billion, carbon dioxide emissions will decrease by 500 metric tons per year and energy efficiency investments will have netted savings of $500 billion.
Retrofit to San Francisco's Cow Palace Trims Energy Costs by $240,000 Annually
Flex Your Power - Energy Star, Posted by Stacey Meinzen on 11/14/07
With the help of the environmental consultancy group Ecology Action, Progressive Lighting & Energy Solutions Inc. recently completed a massive retrofit of San Francisco's Cow Palace arena through the RightLights program. The retrofit is projected to save 1,508,532 kilowatt-hours and an estimated $239,224 in energy costs annually, while reducing energy demand by 360 kilowatts. All fluorescent lighting was retrofitted with third-generation T8 lamps with ultra-efficient electronic ballasts, and high-intensity discharge (HID) lights were retrofitted with pulse-start electronically ballasted HID technology. Additionally, incandescent lights were replaced with ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs. The new energy-efficient lighting reduced the electrical load by 60%, provides better illumination and reduces maintenance. Funded by utility ratepayers, Ecology Action's RightLights program provides free professional assistance to companies in San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties.
Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs WVEC.com (subscription) - Norfolk,VA,USA --Cfls measure about 1/3 the wattage of a regular bulb. As a rule of thumb, a 75 watt incandescent bulb is equal to a 25 watt cfl...
Mittal Steel USA Exceeds ENERGY STAR(R) Goal to Shed Light on ... PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb and a fact sheet on the amount of energy that's saved by replacing anincandescent bulb with a CFL...
Local communities see the light as a way to cut greenhouse gas ... commercialappeal.com (subscription) - Memphis,TN,USA His "How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb Act" would ban the sale of all incandescentbulbs in the state by 2012...
It's time Westchester buys new light bulbs, county legislator says The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA The so-called "compact fluorescent bulbs" last about four years and use 75 percent to 80 percent less electricity than a traditional light bulb...
Let there be (efficient) light MileHighNews.com - CO,USA The bulbs use about 25 percent of the energy to produce a similar level of light to an incandescent bulb. Over the long run, consumers could see significant...
Shedding light on bulbs' savings Omaha World-Herald (subscription) - Omaha,NE,USA It would take 1.08 years to make up in savings the additional cost of the bulb, compared with the incandescent light. As the NPPD Web site indicates...
Is This Really a Bright Idea? TCS Daily - Washington,DC,USA "Because swirls last so long, every one that's sold represents the loss of 6 or 8 or 10 incandescent bulb sales." Other sources state that the lifespan is...
The Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 created the Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction, which allows building owners to deduct the entire cost of a lighting or building upgrade... Council wants to shed light Orange County Register - Costa Mesa,CA,USA
The bulbs - compared to regular, incandescent bulbs - last six to 10 times longer, use 75 percent less energy and reduce carbon emissions by 285 kg per bulb ... ConsumerWatch: Bulbs Can Save Energy, Money KETV.com - Omaha,NE,USA
"The reason there's such a push, is because compact fluorescent light bulbs use a third less energy as your standard incandescent light bulb," said Omaha ... American Lighting Association Suggests Improvements to ... NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - USA
A medium screw-based incandescent, in layman's terms, is the everyday light bulb invented by Thomas Edison and used by most people in table lamps and ...
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With the help of the environmental consultancy group Ecology Action, Progressive Lighting & Energy Solutions Inc. recently completed a massive retrofit of San Francisco's Cow Palace arena through 
