How to Clean up a Coal Burning Power Plant
Which makes more sense … spend Billions to convert old power plants to clean energy OR spend millions to reduce consumption then simply TURN OFF THE OLD POWER PLANT?
The Department of Energy recognizes lighting as the “low hanging fruit” when it comes to energy conservation. We can discuss clean energy all day, or we can be productive and realize energy reduction is the fastest, least expensive way to make an immediate impact. (see American Made LED lights)
Did you know replacing 1,000 existing 250 watt streetlights with LED luminaries will immediately reduce the Carbon Footprint of your City and save up to 88% on electrical consumption?
o 245 kW demand reduced … or 2.9 MW hours each night
o 270 pounds of CO2 NOT produced per hour or 1.6 tons per night
o How many streetlights does your city have … 1,000 … 5,000 … 10,000 … 20,000?
Did you know replacing 500 parking lot/parking garage lights at 400 watts with LED luminaries will immediately reduce the Carbon Footprint of your City and save up to 88% on electrical consumption?
o 195 kW demand reduced … or 2.3 MW hours each night
o 215 pounds of CO2 NOT produced per hour or 1.3 tons per night
o How many parking lot lights does your city have … 500 … 1,000 … 2,000 … 10,000?
Did you know replacing 1,000 High Bay warehouse lights at 400 watts with LED lights will immediately reduce the Carbon Footprint of your City and save up to 88% on electrical consumption?
o 390 kW demand reduced … or 4.7 MW hours each day
o 429 pounds of CO2 NOT produced per hour or 2.6 tons per day
o How many warehouse lights does your city have in fire stations, warehouses and garages … 500 … 1,000 … 2,000 … 10,000?
Did you know replacing 1,000 Interior fluorescent 4’ fixtures at 176 watts with LED lights will immediately reduce the Carbon Footprint of your City and save up to 70% on electrical consumption?
o 29.0 kW demand reduced … or .3 MW hours each day
o 31.9 pounds of CO2 NOT produced per hour or 383 pounds per day
o How many interior fluorescent fixtures does your city have in offices, libraries, municipal buildings … 1,000 … 2,000 … 50,000?
Did you know replacing 1,000 Interior spotlights at 75 watts with LED lights will immediately reduce the Carbon Footprint of your City and save up to 90% on electrical consumption?
o 68 kW demand reduced … or .8 MW each day
o 75 pounds of CO2 reduction per hour or 898 pounds per day
o How many interior spotlights does your city have in offices, libraries, municipal buildings … 1,000 … 2,000 … 10,000?
Simple retrofitting from existing “energy hog” lights to LED lights … the “low hanging fruit”, as in the above example would result in:
o 992 kW demand reduced … ELECTRIC DEMAND NO LONGER NEEDED
o 13.5 Tons per hour of CO2 reduced … NO LONGER PRODUCED
If 300 small cities (large towns) OR corporations OR franchises OR airports OR any combination, did this at the same time … one 400 Megawatt coal burning power plant WOULD NOT BE NEEDED ANY LONGER.
These numbers may seem big to you, but in Texas, we have consumed a record 63,400 Megawatts of electricity on a hot summer day. Cutting 400 Megawatts should be achievable. One city, Los Angeles has hit a peak demand of 6,165 Megawatts by itself.
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