Want to improve the lighting in your home and save money on your energy bill?
As lighting technology continues to evolve in both residential and commercial applications, homeowners have more options than ever regarding energy-saving alternatives to regular (incandescent) light bulbs.
Emerging technologies include a new generation of compact fluorescents (CFLs), light emitting diodes, and the new universal GU24 base.
Here are some ENERGY STAR lighting facts:
€ If each New Yorker changed the five most used bulbs in their house to ENERGY STAR labeled CFL bulbs, they each would save $60 a year.
€ If every household in NYS replaced just one incandescent light bulb with an ENERGY STAR CFL, the annual emissions savings from reduced energy use would be the equivalent of permanently removing 61,000 cars from the road.
€ Ninety percent of energy expended by an incandescent light is heat energy. Only 10 percent of the energy is converted into visible light. ENERGY STAR CFLs expend 60 percent of energy as heat energy and convert 40 percent of energy into visible light. CFLs are also cooler to the touch and reduce the risk of burns and even house fires.
If you are interested in learning about these emerging technologies, CCE and Cornell University have partnered with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to host the first Energy Town Meeting of 2007 “Taking Energy Efficient Lighting to the Next Level#.”
Guest presenter, Jeff Schwartz of ICF International, will be covering emerging technologies and opportunities for energy savings.
He will be addressing how ENERGY STAR lighting offers home owners an opportunity to save energy while enjoying other benefits such as good color rendition and increased lamp life.
The presentation will also cover opportunities for commercial, industrial, retail, office and health-care facilities.
Following Schwartz#'s presentation, Peter Pettit and Mark Moroukian of the NYS DEC will discuss the recently adopted state requirement for mercury-added consumer products.
This will include which items you can no longer purchase, what products will be phased out, and for those that can continue to be sold, what responsibilities will be placed on the manufacturer and the consumer.
Since florescent bulbs contain a small amount of mercury, proper disposal methods for compact and linear fluorescent bulbs will also be discussed.
The Energy Town program will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 5.
The program will be broadcast to 10 viewing sites across the state: Albany, Chautauqua, Clinton, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Jefferson, New York City and Tompkins, and Warren counties Cooperative Extension offices.
In addition, the presentation will also be web-streamed so that it can be viewed via personal computer.
Christina J. Selvek is a small business development educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Cayuga County
Emerging technologies include a new generation of compact fluorescents (CFLs), light emitting diodes, and the new universal GU24 base.
Here are some ENERGY STAR lighting facts:
€ If each New Yorker changed the five most used bulbs in their house to ENERGY STAR labeled CFL bulbs, they each would save $60 a year.
€ If every household in NYS replaced just one incandescent light bulb with an ENERGY STAR CFL, the annual emissions savings from reduced energy use would be the equivalent of permanently removing 61,000 cars from the road.
€ Ninety percent of energy expended by an incandescent light is heat energy. Only 10 percent of the energy is converted into visible light. ENERGY STAR CFLs expend 60 percent of energy as heat energy and convert 40 percent of energy into visible light. CFLs are also cooler to the touch and reduce the risk of burns and even house fires.
If you are interested in learning about these emerging technologies, CCE and Cornell University have partnered with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to host the first Energy Town Meeting of 2007 “Taking Energy Efficient Lighting to the Next Level#.”
Guest presenter, Jeff Schwartz of ICF International, will be covering emerging technologies and opportunities for energy savings.
He will be addressing how ENERGY STAR lighting offers home owners an opportunity to save energy while enjoying other benefits such as good color rendition and increased lamp life.
The presentation will also cover opportunities for commercial, industrial, retail, office and health-care facilities.
Following Schwartz#'s presentation, Peter Pettit and Mark Moroukian of the NYS DEC will discuss the recently adopted state requirement for mercury-added consumer products.
This will include which items you can no longer purchase, what products will be phased out, and for those that can continue to be sold, what responsibilities will be placed on the manufacturer and the consumer.
Since florescent bulbs contain a small amount of mercury, proper disposal methods for compact and linear fluorescent bulbs will also be discussed.
The Energy Town program will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 5.
The program will be broadcast to 10 viewing sites across the state: Albany, Chautauqua, Clinton, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Jefferson, New York City and Tompkins, and Warren counties Cooperative Extension offices.
In addition, the presentation will also be web-streamed so that it can be viewed via personal computer.
Christina J. Selvek is a small business development educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Cayuga County
