2012年3月22日 星期四

Seeing the light

Last fall,Great value goodBikelight perfect for everyday commuting. when Scarborough High School senior Daniel Farley out-essayed his Environmental Club of Scarborough peers for a 50-hour internship with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, he could have killed time on almost anything to earn his $500 stipend.

After all, he was pretty much left to his own devices, allowed to come up with any project. But Farley, 17, who dreams of being an environmental engineer,Browse through our impressive range of goodleddownlight and buy online now. wanted to do something significant to earn his keep.

The result was a research project that could save his school district thousands of dollars per year on energy savings.Energy efficient and high quality t8 goodledlight,flexible led strip,led light from Shengjing Optoelectronic manufacturer of LED lighting fixtures. Farley's idea – the light bulb when off, figuratively speaking, during a visit to his college of choice, the University of New Hampshire – is to replace the 45 metal halide lights in the high school parking lot with 55 LED lights made by Roadway Lighting. It's a pitch Farley will now make to the school finance committee, as he tries to get the plan included in next year's budget.

"I am very happy how this has turned out so far, because I've always wanted to do something to make a big difference like this," said Farley. "With this type of project, I can see Scarborough High School becoming a beta test site of all high schools in the state."

Todd Jepson, facilities director for Scarborough schools, estimates that each overhead light in the lot burns for 3,448 hours per year. Farley's data shows that by replacing those 400 watt bulbs, each of which requires a 60 watt ballast assembly and lasts just three to four years, with 200 watt LED lights, which last 20 years, would save the school $1,750 per year just on bulb replacement costs.Some people are concerned that if they use lightonsale or flashing lights on their bike they are breaking the law.

"A lot of that money is in the ballasts, which are way more expensive than the lights themselves, and that doesn't count the cost of electricians to keep up with the maintenance," Farley said.

Annual energy use to illuminate the parking lot would drop from 71,363 killowat hours to 31,027 – dropping electricity costs from $9,991 to $4,344. What's more, annual carbon emissions from the power plants generating that electricity would drop from 49.2 metric tons to 21.4.

"It's terrific that he's been able to do something that is actually making a case in the town for making some changes," said civil engineer Ann Archino Howe, who works part time as the energy sustainability coordinator for both Scarborough and South Portland.

"This is turning into an actual thing, and not just theoretical," she said.

"Some money has been included in the school budget, added to some that they already have set aside, that should make this a reality," said Archino Howe. "Exactly which lights are included, and how many, will depend on exact funding, but he's excited about it. I'm excited about it. It may be something that we want to recommend for the town to think about doing as well."

"I think it's just phenomenal," said Town Councilor Judith Roy, who serves as liaison to the town energy committee.We sell magicshinebikelight flying lanterns at the best price with the fastest service. Particularly impressive, she said, is Farley's calculation that the switch to LED lights could drop total energy consumption in the high school parking lot by as much as 43 percent.

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