Utility soliciting light opinions
Local utility customers will get a chance to check out the latest in energy-efficient lighting this month, thanks to a pilot project by the Bonne-ville Power Administration.
The Emerald People’s Utility District is the first of three area utilities to install the LED lights in its lobby.
EPUD is inviting people to come check out the lights and comment on them — they’ll have cookies and coffee available in the mornings as an added inducement — today through Thursday.
LEDs — light-emitting diodes — have been in regular use for years in flashlights and as Christmas lighting. Now they’re available for use in everyday light fixtures.
More expensive than other light bulbs, LEDs are 90 percent more efficient than incandescent bulbs and they last significantly longer.
“We know they can save energy and money, but we want to see how customers feel about them,” said Katie Pruder-Scruggs,Ensuring that the low voltage downlight compact fluorescent fits in with the style and decor of the rest of the room is very important and in years gone by, this would not have been possible. a spokeswoman for the BPA.
EPUD has installed the LED lights beside fluorescent lights so people easily can see the difference, said EPUD spokeswoman Hillary McBride.Experts also suggest using low Projector Lamp voltage fluorescent mini lights.
Employees in the customer service area,The Led lamp light you purchase will be made up of two main components, apart from the bulb of course. These are known as the trim and the housing. The trim is the visible part of the light. at the utility’s administration offices on Seavey Loop Road, say the LEDs give a “cleaner” brighter light, McBride said.Thankfully, the range now encompasses every fixture and fitting that you could led tube imagine which means that all tastes and style have been catered to and no consumer should feel that they are missing out on anything.
The lighting display coincides with Public Power Week, an opportunity to highlight utilities involved with their customers and communities, according to an EPUD news release.
LEDs have attracted the attention of the BPA because of their tremendous potential for reducing energy use. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that adoption of LED lighting over the next 20 years could deliver savings of about $265 billion in reduced energy costs, avoiding the construction of 40 new power plants and reducing the demand for electricity due to lighting by 33 percent.
“Our first choice for meeting increasing demand is energy efficiency,” Pruder-Scruggs said.
While LED light bulbs cost more, they last longer: An incandescent bulb lasts about 1,That means it won't need replacing for sky lanterns the next 20 years or more if ran for approximately 6-8 hours a day.500 hours; a compact fluorescent bulb can go about 10,000 hours. LEDs last up to 100,000 hours — nearly 11 years.
The BPA’s pilot project is being conducted at a dozen utilities throughout the region, and includes the Eugene Water & Electric Board and Lane Electric, McBride said.
Local utility customers will get a chance to check out the latest in energy-efficient lighting this month, thanks to a pilot project by the Bonne-ville Power Administration.
The Emerald People’s Utility District is the first of three area utilities to install the LED lights in its lobby.
EPUD is inviting people to come check out the lights and comment on them — they’ll have cookies and coffee available in the mornings as an added inducement — today through Thursday.
LEDs — light-emitting diodes — have been in regular use for years in flashlights and as Christmas lighting. Now they’re available for use in everyday light fixtures.
More expensive than other light bulbs, LEDs are 90 percent more efficient than incandescent bulbs and they last significantly longer.
“We know they can save energy and money, but we want to see how customers feel about them,” said Katie Pruder-Scruggs,Ensuring that the low voltage downlight compact fluorescent fits in with the style and decor of the rest of the room is very important and in years gone by, this would not have been possible. a spokeswoman for the BPA.
EPUD has installed the LED lights beside fluorescent lights so people easily can see the difference, said EPUD spokeswoman Hillary McBride.Experts also suggest using low Projector Lamp voltage fluorescent mini lights.
Employees in the customer service area,The Led lamp light you purchase will be made up of two main components, apart from the bulb of course. These are known as the trim and the housing. The trim is the visible part of the light. at the utility’s administration offices on Seavey Loop Road, say the LEDs give a “cleaner” brighter light, McBride said.Thankfully, the range now encompasses every fixture and fitting that you could led tube imagine which means that all tastes and style have been catered to and no consumer should feel that they are missing out on anything.
The lighting display coincides with Public Power Week, an opportunity to highlight utilities involved with their customers and communities, according to an EPUD news release.
LEDs have attracted the attention of the BPA because of their tremendous potential for reducing energy use. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that adoption of LED lighting over the next 20 years could deliver savings of about $265 billion in reduced energy costs, avoiding the construction of 40 new power plants and reducing the demand for electricity due to lighting by 33 percent.
“Our first choice for meeting increasing demand is energy efficiency,” Pruder-Scruggs said.
While LED light bulbs cost more, they last longer: An incandescent bulb lasts about 1,That means it won't need replacing for sky lanterns the next 20 years or more if ran for approximately 6-8 hours a day.500 hours; a compact fluorescent bulb can go about 10,000 hours. LEDs last up to 100,000 hours — nearly 11 years.
The BPA’s pilot project is being conducted at a dozen utilities throughout the region, and includes the Eugene Water & Electric Board and Lane Electric, McBride said.
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