United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Air and Radiation
6202J
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Green Lights Program
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The U.S.
Environmental
Protection Agency's
'Green Lights pro-
gram is a breath of
fresh air for the
nation's environ-
mental health and
economic growth.
By encouraging the
widespread use of
energy-efficient
lighting, Green
Lights is proving
that profitability and
environmental pro-
tection can go hand
in hand.
How Is Green Lights Making a Difference?
Lighting accounts for
20-25 percent of all elec-
tricity sold in the United
States. Too often, organiza-
tions treat lighting as over-
head rather than as an
opportunity for investment.
By changing this mindset
and joining Green Lights,
participants realize average
rates of return on their ini-
tial investment of 30 per-
cent or more. They reduce
their lighting electricity bill
by more than half while
maintaining—and often
improving—lighting quality.
If Green Lights were fully
implemented in all facility
space in the United States,
it would save over 65 mil-
lion kilowatts of electricity
annually, reducing the
national electric bill by $16
billion per year. These sav-
ings could then be invested
in new jobs and enhanced
productivity. In addition,
Green Lights would result in
reductions of carbon diox-
ide, sulfur dioxide, and
nitrogen oxides equivalent
to 12 percent of U.S. utility
emissions, curbing acid rain
and smog and helping to
slow the greenhouse effect.
What's the Bottom Line?
Electric Bill Savings:
$16 Billion/Year
Air Pollution Cut
12 Percent
Average IRR:
30 Percent
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By signing the Green
Lights Memorandum
of Understanding
(MOU), senior man-
agement makes it
clear that energy-
efficient lighting is
now one of the organ-
ization's high priori-
ties. Management is
now able to grant
authority, approve
budgets, streamline
procedures, and
assign staff to make
the upgrades happen.
Who Are Green Lights Participants?
The Green Lights roster
includes all kinds of organi-
zations from all over the
country. In less than 3
years, over 1,150 Partners,
Allies, and Endorsers have
joined the program.
Partners include corpora-
tions of all sizes, nonprofit
organizations, and federal,
state, and local government
agencies. Health care facil-
ities, universities and col-
leges, and restaurant and
What Do Participants Commit To?
Green Lights asks its
members to sign a Memor-
andum of Understanding
(MOU) with EPA. In the
MOU, participants agree to
survey 100 percent of their
facilities and, within 5
years of signing the MOU,
to upgrade 90 percent of
the square footage that can
be upgraded profitably
without compromising
lighting quality. Participants
also agree to appoint an
hotel chains are just a few
examples of the organiza-
tions that have teamed up
with EPA to upgrade their
lighting systems.
implementation manager to
oversee their progress in
the program, and to report
at least annually to EPA on
their upgrade progress.
How Does EPA Support Its Participants?
EPA provides a range of
support systems to help
Green Lights participants
obtain information on
energy-efficient lighting
technology, financing
options, and public recogni-
tion opportunities.
Lighting Services
Group: provides extensive
technical support through a
technical information hot-
line, a comprehensive
Lighting Upgrade Manual,
and training workshops.
Decision Support
System: state-of-the-art
computer software that
helps participants survey
facilities and select lighting
upgrade options that maxi-
mize energy savings and
meet profitability goals.
Financing Directory:
user-friendly computer
data bases of every third-
party financing program
available.
The National
Lighting Product
Information Program:
objective source of current
performance and price
information on energy-effi-
cient lighting products.
Ally Programs: bring
together members of the
lighting industry and electric
utilities to encourage cus-
tomers to use energy-effi-
cient lighting technologies.
Public Recognition:
participants receive public
recognition for their envi-
ronmental leadership
through EPA-generated
news articles, media
events, and public service
advertisements. EPA
encourages participants to
promote their own Green
Lights activities by distrib-
uting ready-to-use promo-
tional materials.
For more information on
how to save money and
energy with Green Lights,
please contact-
Manager
Green Lights
US.EPA(6202J)
Washington, DC 20460
fax 202775-6680
Or call. 202 775-6650
For more information by fax
(available 24 hours a day),
call'202 233-9659
EPA SEEKS ONLY TO PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DOES NOT ENDORSE ANY PARTICULAR COMPANY OR ITS PRODUCTS.
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