Informational

FACT CHECK: How Much Incandescent Bulbs Really Cost

May 8th, 2012 | Posted in Blog, Informational | No Comments

Tweet With so much misinformation consumers are not being given good information about lighting. Especially the particularly poor reporting about the ongoing elimination of 100w, 75w, 60w, and 40 incandescent lamps from the national inventory. In fact, incandescent lighting is not being eliminated or outlawed, but what is being eliminated are the least efficient, commonly used versions. | Read More

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T5 Retrofit Kit Meets Requirements For New DOE Voluntary Energy Savings Specifications

April 16th, 2012 | Posted in Blog, Informational | No Comments

Tweet For many commercial buildings in America, lighting represents about one-third of the total energy consumed. On average, over half of the lighting fixtures in commercial buildings operate for more than 10 hours a day and collectively consume more than 87 terawatt hours of electricity annually, which is equivalent to the energy used by nearly | Read More

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What Would Thomas Edison Do?

March 21st, 2012 | Posted in Blog, Informational | No Comments

Tweet When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879, utility bills weren’t even a flicker on people’s list of expenses. Little did anyone know that over 133 years later, electricity would become such a bothersome commodity across the modern world – one that we can’t live without, but which hinders our savings as we take | Read More

Tags: consumer spending, department of energy, Energy Efficiency, energy savings, Energy Star, energy-efficient, Light bulbs, lighting, lighting retrofit, lighting upgrade

Illinois Energy Now Offers Financial Incentives

Sooner is better than later, and it could cost less than you think

March 1st, 2012 | Posted in Blog, Informational | No Comments

Public facilities around the state of Illinois are eligible for financial incentives through the state’s Illinois Energy Now program to upgrade to more energy efficient lighting prior to the phase-out for certain types of fluorescent lamps next year. The Western Illinois Regional Council Community Development staff can help public facilities be more successful in obtaining these financial incentives by assisting with the application process.

Tags: building efficiency, commercial lighting, energy rebate, Government, Illinois Energy Now, lighting, lighting retrofit, scott raybin, t5 retrofit, the green savings company

FACT CHECK: T5 Retrofit Kit & UL

February 15th, 2012 | Posted in Blog, Bright Ideas, Informational | No 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”.

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DOE: Yes to Energy Efficient Lighting!

February 8th, 2012 | Posted in Blog, Informational | No 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.

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G.E. is Bringing Manufacturing Back to the USA

January 26th, 2012 | Posted in Blog, Informational | No 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.