[ncgreenhotels] Change a light, Change a world

[Tom Rhodes]

Wonderful Colleagues,

Here is some useful and interesting information about energy savings by
replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. Please
share this with your colleagues. I have changed my house bulbs with the
compact fluorescents and it has made a difference in my own power bill.
Can you imagine how much a hotel could save in the long run by replacing
just a few bulbs per month?

According to the government's ENERGY STAR(r) program, by simply
replacing a 60-watt incandescent light bulb with an equally bright
13-watt ENERGY STAR qualified light bulb, a household will save more
than $30 in energy costs over the lifetime of the bulb. Every light
changed also promotes energy independence and preserves our environment
for this generation and the next. If all the households in the United
States changed just one incandescent light bulb to an ENERGY STAR
qualified one, enough energy would be saved to light all the households
in Washington, D.C., for over 3,960 days-that's over 10 years! In
addition, over 8.9 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions would be
prevented from entering our atmosphere, an impact similar to removing a
line of cars stretching from Atlanta, Georgia to Los Angeles,
California! Changing out more than one inefficient bulb and taking other
energy efficiency measures will add to these results. For many reasons,
promoting energy efficiency is to be energy smart!

In its seventh year, the ENERGY STAR Change a Light, Change the World
Campaign is a national challenge held each October-November to encourage
every American to take a step to reduce our energy demand. With nearly
20 percent of our nation's residential electricity used just to light
homes, Americans can reduce energy demand by taking the ENERGY STAR
Change a Light Pledge at www.energystar.gov/changealight and then
following through by changing out an inefficient light bulb to an ENERGY
STAR qualified bulb. In the process, households save energy, money, and
preserve our environment.


In 2005, more than 70,000 people in all 50 states and U.S. territories
took the ENERGY STAR Change a Light Pledge, and if all of those pledges
were fulfilled, we will avoid using more than 23 million kWh of energy
and prevent more than 33 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions! The
goal for this year's Campaign is to receive 500,000 ENERGY STAR Change a
Light Pledges and lighting change-outs from individuals throughout the
country.



Hundreds of national, state and local government leaders, utilities,
manufacturers, retailers, schools, congregations and other organizations
are expected to participate. Federal employees are invited to join in
the 2006 Campaign, too! Simply go to www.energystar.gov/changealight to
take the Pledge and learn how together, we can Change a Light and Change
the World! Or if your agency is interested in participating in the
Campaign, go to www.energystar.gov/joinCAL for all the details!

The 2006 ENERGY STAR Change a Light, Change the World Campaign is
sponsored by the Partnership for Home Energy Efficiency comprised of
EPA, DOE and HUD. The goal of the Partnership is to reduce residential
energy use by 10% over the next 10 years. The Partnership web site is
www.energysavers.gov.

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Tom Rhodes
WasteReduction Specialist/
NC Green Hotels Listserv Administrator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention & Environmental Assistance
1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699
(919) 715-6516
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