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  • Take the LEEP to save money and energy

    Green Star's Lighting Energy Efficiency Pledge (LEEP) is an easy first step that businesses can take to increase energy efficiency in their offices and buildings. The LEEP is an 18-month program spearheaded by Green Star. The LEEP challenge encourages workplaces to improve the efficiency of their lighting through upgrades and retrofits.

    ML&P is a major sponsor of LEEP, as part of the utility's new PowerSmart Program. The LEEP campaign will continue through the 2009 Iditarod.

    "We're delighted to support this campaign," ML&P General Manager Jim Posey, said. "Lighting upgrades and retrofits help our customers save money and conserve energy. It makes good business sense all around."

    Businesses that take the LEEP pledge will receive technical support and resources to help them achieve energy savings. Green Star will also promote the businesses that make the pledge and conduct the lighting retrofits. The end goal of the challenge is to illustrate the overall community savings achieved through the efforts of local businesses. ML&P is proud to be a major sponsor of the LEEP challenge.

    "Commercial lighting efficiency is the proverbial low-hanging fruit when talking about energy cost savings," says Sean Skaling, executive director of Green Star. "About 70 percent of all Anchorage office space has older, less efficient lighting. Newer lighting technology can be 25 to 75 percent more efficient. We all have a big opportunity to reap the benefits of improving the efficiency of our lighting."

    According to Green Star, City Hall is a perfect example of the savings a lighting retrofit can offer. Kevin Harun, the Municipality's Renewable Resources Manager, recently reported that City Hall's lighting retrofit is expected to save nearly $30,000 annually in energy costs.

    "The reality is that the best way to save money is to retrofit your lighting," Harun said. "And the fact that is most frequently overlooked is that after the typical payback period of two to three years, that savings is just money in the bank." To take the LEEP, call Green Star (907) 278-7827 or go to the website www.greenstarinc.org/LEEP. Green Star also has a list of vendors offering discounts for businesses that take the LEEP.

     

  • Funny looking bulbs save energy and money                              Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) cost more than regular light bulbs, but you save money over the life of the bulb. CFLs last more than six times longer than incandescent bulbs and they use far less energy for the same amount of light.

    Here’s how a 13-watt CFL stacks up against a standard 60-watt incandescent bulb based on 10,000 hours of light:

    CFL Incandescent
    Energy input (watts) 13 60
    Light output (lumens) 810 830
    Useful life (hours)  10,000 1,500
    # bulbs for 10,000 hrs. 1 6.7
    Cost of bulbs $3.85 $2.89 ($.43 x 6.7) 
    Electricity used (kWh) 130 600
    Electricity cost (@$.095 per kWh)          $12.35        $57.00
    Total cost (electricity + bulbs) $16.20$59.89

    Bottom line: Every CFL saves you $43.69 over the life of the bulb.

     

  • Home Energy Saver

  • Identify the best ways to save energy in your home and find the resources to make the savings happen. The project is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), as part of the national ENERGY STAR Program for improving energy efficiency in homes. Click here.

  • Easy ways to reduce utility bills

  • Even small changes can yield big benefits in savings. Check out these tips.

  • Home appliances

  • Ever wonder which of your appliances are power guzzlers and which are sippers? Find out here.

  • Federal tax credits

  • Individuals and businesses can still take advantage of energy efficiency tax credits under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. More information.

 
 
 

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