After Obama declares “a new era of energy exploration in America” LED retrofits on par with efficiency measures
Obama pitches his energy plan as a win-win for the economy and the environment.
President Obama has made energy efficiency a priority within just the first seven months of his term. One of the fastest roads to energy efficiency is to reduce consumption and the simplest approach to energy conservation is to change a light bulb. Retrofitting an entire building has the biggest energy savings potential and will significantly reduce your carbon footprint.
LED’s (light emitting diodes) are recommended by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and offer substantial savings for commercials businesses, government buildings and homeowners. They trump all former types of light including florescent and incandescent due to the substantially increased lifespan- 75,000-100,000 hours which translates to nearly 18 years running at 12/7. Even Buckingham Palace has installed LED lights. Read more. In the commercial market, lighting fixtures consume the greatest amount of electric energy; three times the energy consumption of air conditioning. According to a research report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), lighting consumes the largest amount of electricity in commercial buildings as measured by kilowatt-hours (KWH) per square foot. See graph In an energy audit one can determine the energy intensity of your building as measured by KWH/Sq Ft. LED lighting is also Dark Sky compliant due to the lighting being highly directional and will not cause light pollution. ESI will provide an energy audit at absolutely no cost.
Referenced Referenced “Obama Energy Efficiency & lighting retrofit. http://greenecon.net