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Weekly Twitter Summary for 2010-03-26

Happy horses in PA will soon be trotting under new T5HO riding arena lights from http://RelightDepot.com. # Great article: "Energy Efficiency: the Industrial Sector’s Best Friend" | EE Global 2010 Blog http://tinyurl.com/ycgvbkw # … Continue reading

March 26, 2010 by Ray De Varona.

Weekly Twitter Summary for 2010-03-19

Scientists propose naming a unit of electricity savings after Bay Area physicist Arthur Rosenfeld. - SJ Mercury News http://bit.ly/aCbmV1 # 1 Rosenfeld = electricity savings of 3 billion kWh/year, equivalent to the annual generation of a 500 megawatt coal-fired power plant # Metrus Energy: Efficiency With No Up Front Costs! Another Energy Efficiency Financing Alternative http://bit.ly/aa7jWy. Call us for details. # In the market for new aircraft hangar lighting? We can help! Lowest prices and free lighting design. https://relightdepot.com/hangar-lighting # #FollowF … Continue reading

March 19, 2010 by Ray De Varona.

Benefits of T5 HO High Bays

For far too long, the standard for lighting warehouses, industrial facilities, manufacturing facilities and other high ceiling height applications has been the 400-Watt Metal Halide fixture. Advances in ballast technology and the improvements of the T5 High Output (T5 HO) Linear Fluorescent lamp have led to many new light fixtures that are targeted specifically to replace old HID high bays. The following article details the many benefits that the T5HO high bay fixture offers over traditional 400 Watt Metal Halide high bays.  These include energy efficiency, improv … Continue reading

March 17, 2010 by Ray De Varona.

Weekly Twitter Summary for 2010-03-12

Great photos of T5HO high bay #lighting in NYT's "Tons of Machinery..." wind turbine mfg Slide Show. Check no. 2,4 & 9 http://nyti.ms/bu8voF # DOE issues Blanket Waiver to ‘Buy American’ for lighting products. Fluorescent ballasts included. Via NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9SRjYn # The Home Depot sets energy use and greenhouse gas emissions targets for self and entire supply chain. http://bit.ly/92qwrn # FPL Group to bolt 75 MW solar thermal array on to nation's largest fossil fuel plant in innovative hybrid design. http://nyti.ms/bPHe0q # New J … Continue reading

March 12, 2010 by Ray De Varona.

T5HO Warehouse Lighting Application Guide

The vast majority of existing warehouse space in the US is lit with inefficient high intensity discharge or magnetically ballasted T12 fluorescent light fixtures.  Unfortunately, lighting is one of the few areas that is often overlooked when investigating cost reduction opportunities.  Owners and managers blindly budget tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars for utility bills without realizing that switching to more energy efficient warehouse lighting can provide a tremendous opportunity to reduce energy demand and therefore cut utility costs.  Many believe that the on … Continue reading

March 5, 2010 by Ray De Varona.

Weekly Twitter Summary for 2010-03-05

@heatherwestpr thanks for adding us to @heatherwestpr/energy. I'm in very good company over there. Great list! # In DC on 3/10? Check out the Great Energy Efficiency Day event hosted by @ToSaveEnergy. Wish I could go: http://bit.ly/clMNzQ # Energy Efficiency Must Be at the Center of International Climate Change Approaches in 2010 « EE Global 2010 Blog http://bit.ly/9BaLzh # How To Cut Costs Through Energy Efficiency > Triple Pundit http://bit.ly/bqU0X2. Lighting retrofits have fastest ROI. # Walmart to cut supplychain emissions by 20MT & already overse … Continue reading

March 5, 2010 by Ray De Varona.