Want fewer power plants? Make outdoor lighting more efficient | Efficiency - The Diigo Meta page

• 05 Nov 09
  

  Colin Bennett

  energy efficiency lighting

  • The proposed changes will phase out the least efficient outdoor lighting products by the end of 2012, transitioning to new lighting products that are better for the environment and less costly to run. For example, new outdoor lights will be required to have a sensor that will turn them off during daylight hours, putting an end to wasteful streetlight operation during the day. New parking lot lights must be capable of being dimmed, which can cut their energy use in half.

    
    

    The agreement also directs the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop even better standards by 2013.

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