As you deck the halls in coming weeks, we have a few handy tips for a safer, more energy-efficient holiday season. Look for energy-efficient LEDs With festive lighting such a big part of what the holidays are about, consider investing in energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lights. LED lights continue to drop in price, last significantly longer and are available in many colors and styles. LEDs produce very little heat, so…
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What started as “just a vision” brightens into reality for this neighborhood with TECO’s first community LED lighting project in Polk County
In the absence of sunshine at nighttime, dawn and dusk, Tampa Electric brought what may be the next best thing – bright, energy-efficient LED lighting – to a busy stretch of road in the small Polk County community of Eloise. Along well-traveled Snively Avenue, 31 new LED lights enhance safety for motorists and pedestrians, including children who walk to school along the route. It’s Tampa Electric’s first LED lighting project…
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New lighting legislation changes
The Department of Energy, through the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), has established several new lighting requirements. The first of these lighting changes went into effect in January of this year and will continue to roll out through January 2014. In addition, there are lighting improvements that are currently mapped through 2020. The goal of these changes is to reduce the energy consumption of lighting by 60…
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