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Energy Efficiency News and Lighting Retrofit Success Stories

Weekly Twitter Summary for 2010-05-07

Congrats to @LightNOWBlog for a great article just published on Electrical Contractor magazine (@ECMagdotcom) http://bit.ly/cWOKlj #

May 7, 2010 by Ray De Varona.

Weekly Twitter Summary for 2010-04-30

Buildings Technologies Program: DOE Awards $452 million in Recovery Act Funds for Building Retrofits http://bit.ly/djoDXK # We've lowered our prices on all T8 and T5HO vapor proof high bay fixtures at RelightDepot.com. Save up to 22% http://bit.ly/9jzLxJ # … Continue reading

April 30, 2010 by Ray De Varona.

New Prices on T8 and T5HO Vapor Proof High Bays

We have just lowered our prices on all of our T8 and T5HO vapor proof high bay fixtures!  These fixtures provide excellent light output even in the harshest environments. The fiberglass reinforced polyester housing includes a closed cell poured polyurethane gasket that completely seals the fixture against humidity, dust, moisture penetration and corrosion. A clear acrylic lens is standard and an optional polycarbonate version is available for maximum impact resistance.  Both the T5HO version and the T8 version come with a standard 95% enhanced aluminum reflector t … Continue reading

April 28, 2010 by Ray De Varona.

Weekly Twitter Summary for 2010-04-23

Efficiency Can Do More Than You Think |Triple Pundit http://tinyurl.com/y3he5nw # Any Concord, MA business can now apply for up to $2,000 in rebates to cover up to 70% of the cost of qualified lighting upgrade projects. # How Soon Can You See Green From Building Green? A $1.4M lighting retrofit in NY pays itself back in 1.4 yrs! http://bit.ly/c1gfCJ # #Starbucks estimates 1,000 stores have undergone #LED #lighting #retrofit http://bit.ly/aXYQ0j # Rocky Mountain Power offering 4 energy efficient #lighting training seminars for contractors and auditors. http://bit.ly … Continue reading

April 23, 2010 by Ray De Varona.

DOE Announces New Opportunities to Improve Commercial Building Energy Efficiency

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced support for energy-saving commercial building projects as part of an ongoing effort by DOE to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in the United States. With money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, DOE's national laboratories will select and fund technical experts to provide technical guidance to commercial building owners and operators. The goal of this Commercial Building Partnerships (CBP) initiative is to increase the energy efficiency of selected new and existing buildings. DOE's CB … Continue reading

April 21, 2010 by Ray De Varona.

Weekly Twitter Summary for 2010-04-16

New report labels the Southern states energy hogs and laggards in implementing energy efficiency measures. http://tinyurl.com/yarop7h # DOE reports lack of training and awareness among bottlenecks for growth in energy efficiency jobs. Triple Pundit http://tinyurl.com/yyw9xs8 # Efficiency Vermont Enhances Lighting Rebate Program. http://bit.ly/bKIRfk Get $125 to replace 400W HID with T8 or T5HO fluorescent high bays # PenElec customers get $75 for a 4 lamp or $120 for 6 lamp T5HO high bay to replace old metal halide #lighting Call us to find out how. # … Continue reading

April 16, 2010 by Ray De Varona.