1. GSA
Makes Case for Smart Lighting, Plug Strip Roll-Out - The US General
Services Administration has concluded reviews of energy efficient technologies
responsive lighting systems and plug load control and released details of how such
technology could be rolled out to federal buildings.
A study of responsive lighting systems showed
that such technology provided energy savings that ranged from around 27-to-63
percent over baseline conditions, depending on the work space’s normal use.
Lighting accounts for 39 percent of electricity costs in office buildings, the
GSA says.
The workstation-specific
lighting systems evaluated in the study were found to be most cost effective in
spaces with long operating hours and varying occupancy patterns, such as call
centers. Offices with “3-tube 2×4 troffer light fixtures, operating days that
are 14 hours or longer, utility costs of $0.11/kWh or greater, and an occupancy pattern that is variable, offer the best potential for energy savings at a low simple payback and therefore a “strong argument for targeted deployment,” the report says. The GSA also announced future studies of 12 more energy-efficient technologies.
http://www.gsa.gov/graphics/pbs/OccupantResponsiveLighting_508c.pdf
2. DOE
Releases Gateway Report on Museum LED Retrofit Lighting by Craig DiLouie -
The U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) has published the final evaluation report from a
retrofit of track lighting at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in
Washington, DC. During the demonstration, LED PAR 30 and MR16 lamps replaced
all traditional incandescent lamps in one gallery and LED PAR 38 and MR16 lamps
partially replaced incandescent lamps in two other galleries. This GATEWAY
demonstration report describes the selection and testing process, technology
challenges, perceptions, economics, energy use, and mixed results of using LED
replacement lamps in art galleries housing national treasures. http://www.lightnowblog.com/2012/09/doe-releases-gateway-report-on-museum-led-retrofit-lighting-2/
3. DesignLights Consortium Receives U.S. DOE
Partner Recognition by Craig DiLouie - The
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has given special recognition to Northeast
Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) as an LED Lighting Facts program partner
for its dedication to promote the LED lighting industry through its project,
the DesignLights Consortium (DLC). The DLC, a collaboration of utility
efficiency programs and regional energy efficiency organizations throughout the
United States and Canada, is the premier resource for high-quality, energy
efficient commercial lighting design and information. http://www.lightnowblog.com/2012/09/designlights-consortium-receives-u-s-department-of-energy-partner-recognition/
4. Energy-Efficient
Lighting Market in Europe to 2020 - GBI Research, a leading business
intelligence provider, has released its latest research, "Energy-efficient
Lighting Market in Europe to 2020 - LEDs Emerge as Key Growth Sector due to
Price Discounting and Phosphor Shortages Restricting CFL Production". The
report gives an in-depth analysis of the Energy Efficient Lighting Market in
Europe, with forecast until 2020. The research analyzes the market volume of
the energy-efficient lighting market in 8 major countries (Germany, The United
Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg). It
provides a detailed analysis of four major lighting technologies such as CFLs,
Halogen Lamps, HID Lamps and LEDs.
5. A Boom in Utility Rebates Drives LED Lighting - Four years ago, when Consolidated
Edison was designing its commercial and industrial rebate programs, LEDs
weren’t mature enough to make it into the prescriptive program. Instead,
solid-state lighting was lumped in with the custom rebate program. When the
programs are redesigned next year, some LEDs will probably move out of the
custom category. Many companies are looking to their utilities to provide
rebates for LED retrofits, which offer a huge energy savings but can still come
with a significant upfront cost--despite falling prices. http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/A-Boom-in-Utility-Rebates-Drives-LED-Lighting
7. Senate Energy Efficiency Bill
Omissions Designed to Get House Support - Sens. Jeanne
Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) got their energy efficiency
legislation (S. 1000)
through as an amendment to a previously passed House bill, but had to shed much
of its weight in the process. The bill
would make national model building codes more energy efficient with the goal of
reaching net-zero-energy building for new homes and commercial sites by 2030.
It would also expand an Energy Department (DOE) loan guarantee program to
include efficiency retrofits. http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/241095-sens-shaheen-portman-will-file-energy-bill-as-amendment-to-every-senate-bill
8. Renewables Must Learn from Natural Gas - Natural gas is now tied with
coal as the United States’ top source of electricity. It’s a milestone that
caps a historic upheaval in the energy industry. Natural gas did what renewable
energy has been trying to do on and off for almost four decades. And it did so
by winning the race to cost and performance competitiveness: natural gas is
cheaper and of equal performance to coal and renewable energy is simply not.
For climate and renewable advocates, the rise of natural gas should be more
than just the next fossil fuel boogeyman or a short-term cut in greenhouse
gases–it should play the role as model for making renewable energy the
dominant source of electricity in America (and the world). http://theenergycollective.com/cliftonyin/116776/renewables-must-learn-natural-gas
9. Which State Has the Best Solar REC Market? - One of the few remaining
drivers for the growth of renewables is the individual state mandate, called a
Renewable Energy Standard (RES) or a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), requiring utilities and
other load serving entities (LSEs) to obtain a specific portion of their power
from renewables by a specific date. Some
states allow LSEs to meet a portion of their obligation with renewable energy
credits (RECs), and REC trading markets are emerging. Sixteen states and D.C.
have specified a portion of the renewable requirement for solar alone. Seven
of those states have markets specifically aimed at the trading of solar RECs
(SRECs). http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Which-State-Has-the-Best-Solar-REC-Market
10. ENERGY STAR Stakeholder
Roundtable Meeting on Dimming - October 21, 2012 - The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) invites you to participate in a meeting to discuss dimming and the
ENERGY STAR Lamps specification on Sunday, October 21, 2012 from 4:00pm-6:00pm
Central. The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul – Riverfront Hotel
in St. Paul, MN. This meeting will be in-person only and each participant is
required to RSVP to lamps@energystar.gov no later than October 12, 2012.
13. Toshiba Installs 20,000 LED Street Lamps In San Antonio -Toshiba International
Corporation (TIC) has announced that its TGT LED Luminaires will replace over
20,000 high-pressure sodium (HPS) street lamps in San Antonio, Texas. CPS
Energy selected Toshiba’s roadway lighting after extensive investigation and
experimentation with multiple LED luminaire options. The luminaire was selected
for its product performance including the communications-enabled feature that
allows connection to the Smart Grid. http://ledsmagazine.com/news/9/9/19
14. Cree Refreshes LED Family, Extends Warranty in Commercial SSL
Products - Cree
has leveraged its third generation LED manufacturing platform that it calls SC3
(silicon carbide 3) to produce a new version of the XLamp XP-E LED family
called XP-E2 offering a 20% jump in efficacy. Cree Lighting announced that it would now offer a ten-year warranty on solid-state lighting (SSL) products that are sold into commercial applications.
http://ledsmagazine.com/news/9/9/17
15. Ohio University to Save an Estimated $38
Million Through Energy Performance Contract with Constellation - Constellation www.constellation.com and
Ohio University today announced a guaranteed energy performance contract (EPC) for more than $38 million in water and energy cost savings over a 15-year period. Constellation was selected by competitive bid to provide energy efficiency and water conservation measures for 72 buildings at Ohio University's main campus in Athens, Ohio. Under the terms of the EPC with Constellation, the upgrades require no upfront capital from the university. Ohio University will use the guaranteed energy and operational savings from the conservation measures to fund the approximately $28 million project through low interest bonds from the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority. The conservation measures installed by Constellation include: campus-wide interior lighting retrofits. 9/27 BUSINESS WIRE
16. Boulder Launches Energy Tracking
Pilot Program for Businesses, Offers 'Coaches' - Boulder is offering free
"energy coaches" to interested businesses as part of a pilot program
to get more companies to measure and track their energy use. Depending on how the pilot program goes,
Boulder could start requiring businesses to report their energy rating to the
city next year. City officials said they
hope a wide variety of commercial and industrial businesses apply so that they
can get a complete picture of energy use in those sectors and determine which
types of energy data to collect and how to simplify the data-sharing process. Participating businesses will use the Energy
Star Portfolio Manager program to track and rate their energy, which they will
share with the city. http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_21648082/boulder-launches-energy-tracking-pilot-program-businesses-offers
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