Informational

FACT CHECK: T5 Retrofit Kit & UL

February 15th, 2012 | Posted in Blog, Bright Ideas, Informational | View Comments

Here at the home office of The Green Savings Company, we field many calls about our product and of course get questions about our competitors. For the customers it usually comes down to two things: having the UL and price. Since we started in 2009, there have been several companies that have also begun selling a T5 retrofit kit. We welcome this competition as it good for the customer, but unfortunately they get bamboozled into believing something that is not true. For example, there are multiple outlets that state on there website that there kits are “UL approved” (there is no such thing) and have even written a press release to this affect. The Green Savings Company has contacted these companies to ask what there UL file number is and they say that it is, “tested to UL standards” or that the number is “UL 935”.

Tags: green business, lighting retrofit, retrofit, sustainability, t5, T5 fluorescent, t5 retrofit, t5 retrofit kit, the green savings company

DOE: Yes to Energy Efficient Lighting!

February 8th, 2012 | Posted in Blog, Informational | View Comments

On January 24 the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a report showing that the adoption of energy-efficient lighting products in the United States has increased over the last decade. The 2010 U.S. Lighting Market Characterization report examines the current conditions and broad trends in the U.S. lighting market, broken down by technology and sector. The study shows that in 2010, lighting used approximately 700 terawatt-hours (TWh), or nearly 19% of the electricity produced in the United States.

Tags: commercial lighting, department of energy, DOE, energy-efficient, fluorescent, lighting, lighting retrofit, lighting upgrade, scott raybin, the green savings company

G.E. is Bringing Manufacturing Back to the USA

January 26th, 2012 | Posted in Blog, Informational | View Comments

Although you do not often hear about growth in domestic manufacturing here in the United States, the solid-state lighting industry is steadily growing and establishing a manufacturing presence here at home. Solid-state lighting was not only born of U.S. ingenuity and R&D, but is riding the crest of a worldwide trend toward greater energy efficiency. This offers a golden opportunity for U.S. manufacturing to take a significant role in SSL.