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Town: LEDs make for bright and energy efficient holiday partnership |
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Friday, 07 December 2007 |
 To welcome the holiday season in a festive and energy-efficient manner, Main Street and Old Mammoth Road have been decorated with energy saving LED lights. In a joint partnership between the Town of Mammoth Lakes and Southern California Edison (SCE), lighting on 120 lamp posts has been restrung with blue, energy efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lights.
“Town crews have replaced energy sapping incandescent bulbs with energy saving LED lamps. We are extremely thankful to the High Sierra Energy Foundation for their donation, and encourage our residents to follow our lead in being efficient and responsible users of energy this holiday season,” commented Danna Stroud, Town of Mammoth Lakes Tourism and Recreation Director.
According to Wikipedia.org, “A Light Emitting Diode (LED) is a semiconductor diode that emits incoherent narrow-spectrum light when electrically biased in the forward direction of the p-n junction. This effect is a form of electro luminescence.” In layman's terms, LEDs are cool, last longer and cut energy costs by more than 80 percent!
LED’s also produce more light per watt than incandescent bulbs, and in addition the light is more focused. They don’t turn yellow with use, are difficult to damage with external shock, light up very quickly, don’t contain mercury and, most importantly, have an extremely long life span.
One manufacturer has calculated the ETTF (Estimated Time To Failure) for their LEDs to be between 100,000 and 1,000,000 hours. By comparison, fluorescent tubes typically are rated at about 30,000 hours, and incandescent light bulbs at 1,000-2,000 hours.
Naturally, another big fan of the changeover is High Sierra Energy Foundation Executive Director Rick Phelps. “We are delighted to showcase energy efficiency in Mammoth Lakes by providing extremely cost-effective LED lights to our community for the holiday season,” stated Phelps. “This is another example of the community energy partnership between the Town of Mammoth Lakes and Southern California Edison (SCE), managed by the High Sierra Energy Foundation.”
For additional information regarding the benefits of LEDs, contact the High Sierra Energy Foundation at (760) 934-4650 or visit www.highsierraenergy.org.
The High Sierra Energy Foundation is a nonprofit corporation supported by local individuals and businesses and the Town of Mammoth Lakes to develop and showcase energy efficiency and renewable resources in Mammoth Lakes and the Eastern Sierra. -TOML
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Last Updated ( Friday, 21 December 2007 )
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