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PARC Treasurer Jim Jochim sits down with Allison Hurtado to discuss the Phoenix Loop 202 project at the Ahwatukee Foothills News office on Monday, May 13, 2013.
Pulling the plug on incandescent bulbs
Alternatives to the incandescent bulb
Ace offers a variety of CFLs, halogen and LED light bulbs in addition to the incandescent bulb which will be phased out beginning in 2012.
Alternatives to incandescent bulbs
Ace Hardware provides an informational printout to help employees and customers understand more about the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
Alternatives to incandescent bulbs
Ace Hardware store manager Katie Fanning points out the different variety of light bulbs offered at the store. Ace offers sales on alternatives to incandescent bulbs to help customers make the transition.
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MyAIC posted at 10:19 am on Fri, Jan 21, 2011.
Making more efficient use of electricity is a good thing. But, have the savings from energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs been oversold?
Electric utilities in states like California and Arizona have been directed to implement programs to reduce consumer demand for electricity. In Arizona, the Arizona Corporation Commission implemented rules that require investor owned electric companies to reduce electricity sales by 22 percent over the next 10 years. To achieve this aggressive energy efficiency target, the utility companies are implementing programs, like subsidizing the cost of CFLs, which are more energy efficient than incandescent bulbs.
But, evaluations done by regulators in California indicate that energy-saving CFLs, burn out faster than expected thereby reducing the expected cost effectiveness of the program.
The ACC should keep the California results in mind as it moves forward with implementation of its energy efficiency rules. Is the aggressive EE target set by the ACC realistic or achievable and when should it be tweaked? http://arizonaic.org/blog/331-lights-out
The Teach posted at 7:39 am on Thu, Jan 20, 2011.
Why do we continue to ignore the problems we will develop with CFL's if people do not recycle them. As more of them enter the landfills the mercury in them will leach into nearby streams and into our water system. Also, the precautions on them are not being fully understood by most of the folks I have spoken with here in NC. If one should break in your home and you have carpeting under it, the standard is to replace the carpet because of the mercury. Never vacuum the mess either for it will enhance the mercury vapors in your house. CFL's do not like cold weather either and take several minutes to warm to full illumination. And how about those individuals who use the incadescent bulb to keep their wells from freezing? Now they will have to use a heat strip which is more diffucult to see if it is working. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction! Newton got it right!