Change a Bulb, Light a City
The Community Conservation Challenge of the Week
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2001--The challenge to Northwest residents this week is to change regular incandescent light bulbs to energy efficient compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL).
This is the second of a series of 14 weekly tips that will be coming from the Community Conservation Challenge.
Challenge of the Week: Replace incandescent light bulbs with new compact fluorescent bulbs
``The energy one incandescent light bulb uses is almost the same as that of four comparable compact fluorescents,'' said Paul Norman, senior vice president for power business line. ``If each family in the Northwest replaced three light bulbs with energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs, the savings would provide a year's worth of electricity for the 77,000 households in Boise, Idaho.''
Lighting uses about 25 percent of all electricity in the United States. A single compact fluorescent light can save up to $25 in bulb and electricity costs over its life. These bulbs can last 10 times longer than standard incandescent bulbs.
In the first month of the Community Conservation pledge-a-thon, the challenge received pledges to replace more than 20,000 incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents. This will save the consumers who pledged an estimated $500,000 over the life of the bulbs. The pledged savings will also reduce energy use in the region by an estimated 1.4 million kilowatt-hours.
The Community Conservation Challenge will distribute a ``Challenge of the Week'' every week through the end of the year. The challenge of the week is designed to encourage Northwest citizens to take specific actions to conserve electricity.
Residents of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington can pledge three actions to save electricity and be eligible to win a Honda Insight hybrid car. The Community Conservation Challenge electricity savings pledge-a-thon runs through December 1, 2001. Pledge cards are available through participating utilities' monthly bills, at state and county fairs, community events, newspaper inserts and via the Internet at www.bpa.gov/ccc. All pledge entries must be postmarked by December 1, 2001. For more information, visit www.bpa.gov/ccc or call 800-962-9731.
The Community Conservation Challenge is an initiative of the Bonneville Power Administration and its Northwest utility customers. The effort challenges people and businesses of the region to find smarter ways to use electricity and take actions that decrease consumption. The Community Conservation Challenge was created in response to the energy crisis and volatile electricity market. Conservation is a key component to controlling electricity rate increases and protecting the region's reliable service. |
