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An Enlightened Approach
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Your participation in Green Lights, EPA's
innovative, voluntary pollution-preven-
tion program, clears the air while
enhancing your bottom line. Whether
you're a large or small company, a gov-
ernment agency, a hospital, a university,
or a nonprofit, Green Lights can help
you save money and help all of us prevent
air pollution emissions from power
plants. All your organization has to do is
agree to survey its domestic facilities and
upgrade the lighting wherever it's prof-
itable to do so within 5 years. EPA will
help you obtain the most current infor-
mation about energy-efficient lighting
technologies and help you decide which
technologies are best for you. EPA also
provides guidance on how your upgrades
can be financed. The bottom line for you
is measurable energy savings. The bottom
line for the country is less air pollution. A
bright investment indeed!

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                           Many of the modern conve-
                           niences we take for granted
                           are major sources of pollu-
                 tion—and many of them require
                 electricity. Generating electricity
                 involves burning fossil fuels—coal,
                 oil, or natural gas—or running a nu-
                 clear reactor or hydroelectric plant.
                 The mining and transportation of
                 fossil fuels can result in various types
                 of pollution, including acid mine
                 drainage, oil spills, and natural gas
                 leaks. And burning fossil fuels emits
                 air pollutants from smokestacks,
                 including carbon dioxide, sulfur
                 dioxide, and nitrogen oxides.
   For years, EPA has addressed these
problems by requiring polluters to
comply with "end-of-pipe" regula-
tions, which control pollution after its
creation. Today, EPA is increasingly
focusing on pollution prevention.
Energy efficiency is a cornerstone of
EPA's pollution-prevention strategy. If
we use less electricity to deliver an
energy service—such as lighting—the
power plant that produces the elec-
tricity burns less fuel and thus gener-
ates less pollution.
 When sulfur diox-
  ide and nitrogen
 oxides are emitted
  by power plants
 and automobiles,
    they mix with
 water vapor, turn
  into sulfuric and
nitric acids, and fall
to the ground in the
 form of rain, snow,
 fog, or acidic parti-
cles Acid rain dam-
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  trees, and other
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               Lighting accounts for 20-25 per-
             cent of all electricity sold in the
             United States. Lighting for industry,
             stores, offices, and warehouses repre-
             sents 80-90 percent of total lighting
             electricity use, so the use of energy-
             efficient lighting has a direct effect
             on pollution prevention. Every kilo-
             watt-hour of lighting electricity not
             used prevents emissions of 1.5 pounds
             of carbon dioxide, 5.8 grams of sulfur
             dioxide, and 2.5 grams of nitrogen
             oxides. If energy-efficient lighting
             were used where profitable, the
             nation's demand for electricity would
be cut by more than 10 percent. This
would result in annual reductions of
202 million metric tons of carbon
dioxide—the equivalent of taking 44
million cars off the road; 1.3 million
metric tons of sulfur dioxide; and
600,000 metric tons of nitrogen
oxides. These reductions represent
12 percent of U.S. utility emissions.
   These goals may not be fully
achievable, but Green Lights seeks to
capture as much of the efficiency
"bonus" as possible.
Smog is caused by various
pollutants. Nitrogen oxides,
which are emitted by power
plants, are a primary ingre-
dient in a corrosive mixture
that is harmful to humans.
At best, smog irritates the
eyes and lungs. At worst, it
can intensify respiratory ail-
ments, including asthma
and bronchitis.
                                 Sunlight passes through the atmos-
                                 phere and is re-emitted as heat radia-
                                 tion from the earth's surface. Certain
                                 gases block a portion of the outbound
                                 radiation, trapping heat much like a
                                 greenhouse. This interaction helps
                                 maintain the earth's average tempera-
                                 ture at 60 degrees Fahrenheit In the
                                 past 200 years, human activities  have
                                 significantly increased concentrations
                                 of carbon dioxide and other "green-
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         The Green Lights roster
         includes all kinds of organiza-
         tions from all over the country.
    In only 2 years, over 1,000 organiza-
    tions have joined Green Lights. This
    includes over 480 corporate Partners,
    420 Allies, and 100 Endorsers.
    Partners include major corporations
    in oil, pharmaceutical, retail, and
    other industrial groups, as well as
    smaller nonprofit organizations.
    There are also 31 government Part-
    ners, including 4 federal agencies,
    13 states, 7 cities, 6 counties, and the
    U.S. Virgin Islands. Participants in-
    clude restaurants and hotel chains;
    nonprofit organizations and profes-
sional and trade associations; major
newspapers and cable networks; uni-
versities and local school districts;
hospitals and insurance companies;
as well as financial institutions and
real estate firms throughout the
country. These organizations have
teamed up with EPA by upgrading
their lighting, using less electricity,
producing less pollution, and improv-
ing their lighting quality. They typical-
ly cut their lighting bills in half, while
enhancing their environmental image
and increasing employee productivity
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         Lighting is not typically a high pri-
      ority for the vast majority of U.S.
      institutions. Often  the responsibility
      of facility management, lighting is
      viewed as an overhead item. Because
      of this, most facilities are equipped
      with the lowest first-cost (rather than
      the lowest life-cycle-cost)  lighting sys-
      tems, and profitable opportunities to
      upgrade the systems are ignored or
      passed over in favor of higher-visibili-
      ty projects. As a result, institutions
      pay needless overhead every year,
      reducing their own competitiveness
         and that of the country. And wasteful
         electricity use becomes a particularly
         senseless source of pollution.
           By signing the Green Lights
         Memorandum of Understanding,
         senior management makes it clear
         that energy-efficient lighting is now
         one of the organization's high priori-
         ties. Authority is granted, budgets
         are approved, procedures are
         streamlined, and staff is assigned to
         make  the upgrades happen.
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Survey domestic facilities.
Upgrade lighting where profitable.
Complete upgrade within 5 years.
Assign an Implementation Director.
Help EPA promote the benefits of
energy-efficient lighting.
Educate industry about the benefits of
energy-efficient lighting.
Work with EPA to encourage development
and use of new lighting technologies.
Endorse Green Lights concept.

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                    The commitment to maximize
                 energy savings by upgrading an orga-
                 nization's facilities often requires a
                 change in the way an organization
                 does business.  Management will have
                 to take a fresh  look at how the organi-
                 zation maintains and upgrades its
                 facilities, ensures environmental
                 responsibility, and plans for maxi-
                 mum work force production. For
                 some organizations, this change will
                 require significant planning and
                 coordination among several different
                 sectors of the organization.
                    While the Green Lights program is
                 flexible enough to allow organiza-
                 tions to approach implementation in
                 their own way,  participants are
encouraged to plan a kickoff meeting
with the assistance of EPA representa-
tives shortly after joining the pro-
gram. The objectives of the meeting
are to mobilize the organization's
commitment to maximizing energy
savings, as agreed in the Memo-
randum of Understanding. The meet-
ing is also a forum for the Green
Lights implementation team to discuss
plans and options. The team typically
includes the Implementation Director,
regional/divisional coordinators, facil-
ity staff, a financial analyst, public rela-
tions and environmental affairs spe-
cialists, and senior management.
  Implementation begins by estab-
lishing project leadership; commu-
Lightmg upgrades require
 the expertise of lighting
   designers, specifiers,
 project managers, waste
 management profession-
als, maintenance person-
  nel, and financial man-
   agers EPA's Lighting
   Upgrade Manual pro-
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 steps and issues critical
to implementing success-
   ful lighting upgrades.
                              Partner
                              Support
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nicating and coordinating within the
Green Lights team; identifying
financing needs and resources; con-
ducting trial installations; drawing
up a 5-year action plan; and deter-
mining the best approach to specify-
ing lighting upgrades.
   The Green Lights approach to
lighting upgrades defines as "prof-
itable" those projects that—in combi-
nation and on a facility aggregate
basis—maximize energy savings while
providing an annualized internal rate
of return (IRR)  that is at least equiva-
lent to the prime interest rate plus
six percentage points. Projects that
maximize energy savings while pro-
viding internal rates of return higher
than the prime interest rate plus six
percentage points meet the Green
Lights profitability criterion. The typ-
ical Green Lights upgrade yields an
IRR of 20-40 percent post-tax.
  As part of the Green Lights Memo-
randum of Understanding, Partners
and Allies agree to provide annual
documentation of the lighting up-
grades they complete. To simplify
this process, EPA asks Partners and
Allies to complete a one-page form
for each facility—the Green Lights
Implementation Report—to report
their progress.
                  GREEN LIGHTS UPGRADE PROJECTS
                              (as of March 1993)
                                     Over 200 participants have
                                     reported significant progress on
                                     lighting upgrades with close to
                                     one-quarter of their total square
                                     footage currently being upgrad-
                                     ed Investment in these new
                                     lighting technologies currently
                                     amounts to over $23 million
                                              Allies
                Numbers indicate projects at
                individual locations.

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                             EPA provides a package of net-
                             working, technical, and mar-
                             keting tools, at no cost, that
                       are designed to ensure that lighting
                       upgrades will result in the greatest
                       possible energy savings, the best qual-
                       ity, and the highest possible return
                       on investment.
                             Decision Support System
                          This state-of-the-art computer soft-
                       ware package enables Green  Lights
                       participants to  survey lighting systems
                       in their facilities, assess their  lighting
                       options, and select the best energy-
                       efficient lighting upgrade. It  selects
                       lighting upgrades that maximize ener-
                       gy savings and pollution prevention,
                       while simultaneously maintaining or
                       improving lighting quality and meet-
                       ing the Green Lights profit criteria.
                             Lighting Services Group
                          This group provides extensive indi-
                       vidualized technical support through-
                       out the lighting upgrade process.
This includes monthly lighting work-
shops nationwide, covering advanced
lighting technology project manage-
ment, Green Lights reporting, and
the use of Green Lights software. The
Lighting Services Group also distrib-
utes the Green Ligh ts Lighting Upgrade
Manual, a step-by-step guide to a suc-
cessful lighting upgrade.
         Financing Registry
  To help participants manage the
up-front costs of converting to ener-
gy-efficient lighting,  EPA has devel-
oped the most extensive data base
available on utility-sponsored finan-
cial assistance (auditing, technical
support, lighting design services, free
installation, rebates, and loans), and a
directory of over 75 energy service
companies that finance lighting effi-
ciency upgrades (leasing, shared sav-
ings, guaranteed savings, and  other
financing techniques). The Green
          TYPES OF
           ENERGY-
         EFFICIENT
          LIGHTING
TECHNOLOGIES
Electronic Ballasts
All fluorescent lamps must have an
auxiliary, commonly known as a ballast,
to regulate the electrical current into
the lamp and provide the necessary
starting voltages. Each lamp requires a
ballast specifically designed for its
characteristics and for the service vol-
tage on which it is to be operated A
typical electronic ballast is 10-15 per-
cent more efficient than the standard
magnetic ballast
                          Compact Fluorescents
                          Compact fluorescent lamps (CFL's)
                          combine the efficiency of fluore-
                          scent technology with the familiar
                          light quality of incandescents. CFL's
                          convert most of their electricity into
                          light—not heat. As a result, CFL's
                          are four times more efficient than
                          standard incandescents and can last
                          9-15 times longer

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Lights Financing Registry is updated
every 6 months.
      National Lighting Product
        Information Program
   This program provides objective
name brand information about light-
ing products. Cosponsored by EPA
and other organizations and devel-
oped by the Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute Lighting Research Center,
the program enables lighting special-
ists to make informed lighting invest-
ment decisions. In 1992, the program
completed reports on the perfor-
mance of electronic ballasts, reflec-
tors, power reducers, occupancy sen-
sors, compact fluorescents, and park-
ing lot luminaires. Five to ten new
reports are planned for 1993.
            Ally Programs
   These programs represent the
lighting and power industries. They
are comprised of lighting manufac-
turers, lighting management compa-
nies, lighting product distributors,
lighting surveyors, and electric utili-
ties. Like Partners, Green Lights
Allies agree to upgrade their lighting.
They also work with EPA to promote
energy-efficient lighting to potential
users. The Surveyor Ally Program
publishes a directory of individuals
who have attended a Green  Lights
workshop and are committed to help-
ing Green Lights members fulfill
their obligations under the
Memorandum of Understanding.
Through this program, EPA is creat-
ing a group of lighting professionals
who are familiar with completing
energy-efficient lighting upgrades
using the Green Lights approach.
  Fluorescent Tubes
  The 40-watt T-12 "Cool White" fluorescent lamp has
  dominated the commercial lighting market for decades
  With rising energy costs, research and development of
  more efficient lighting have become priorities. New sys-
  tems that include the smaller-diameter T-8" lamp can
  increase lumens per watt to over 100, as opposed to the
  current standard of 60. By substituting these new sys-
  tems, offices can improve their lighting quality while
  reducing energy costs.
                        Motion Sensors
                        Occupancy sensors are motion-sensing devices that
                        automatically turn on lights when motion is detected.
                        keep lights on when motion is detected, and turn
                        lights off when motion is not detected The most
                        appropriate application for occupancy sensors is in
                        spaces where occupancy is infrequent or unpre-
                        dictable, such as private offices, conference rooms,
                        storage rooms, or rest rooms.

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                Company
                                                 Equipment Before
                                                 Lighting Upgrade
                                    Equipment After
                                    Lighting Upgrade
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 ELK HART
 GENERAL
  Hoechst S3
   Mebil
              American Express
              Shearson Lehman Brothers
              Headquarters
              New York, NY
              May 1992

              Boeing
              Manufacturing Facility
              Auburn, WA
              February 1992

              Browning Ferris Industries
              Office Facility
              Houston, TX
              October 1992

              Dresser Rand
              Manufacturing Facility
              Painted  Post, NY
              January 1993

              Elkhart General Hospital
              Elkhart, Indiana
              September 1992
              The Gillette Company
              Manufacturing Facility
              Santa Monica, CA
              May 1992

              Hasbro
              Warehouse Facility
              West Warwick, Rl
              February 1992

              Hoechst Celanese
              Manufacturing Facility
              Branchburg, NJ
              December 1991

              Mobil
              Corporate  Headquarters
              Fairfax, VA
              February 1992
                State of Maryland
                Dept. of Education Headquarters
                Baltimore, MD
                May 1992
                                                   31,0001-12 lamps
                                                   17,000 magnetic ballasts
                                                   158 incandescent lamps
                                                   manual switches
                                                   11,0001-12 VHO lamps
                                                   5,700 magnetic ballasts
                                                   10,0001-12 lamps
                                                   3,300 magnetic ballasts
                                                   350 incandescent lamps
                                                   12,2001-12 lamps
                                                   3,300 magnetic ballasts
7,0001-12 lamps
2,700 magnetic ballasts
97 manual switches
                                                   4,3007-12 VHO lamps
                                                   10 manual switches
                                                   260 metal hahde lamps
650T-12VHO lamps
450 T-12 lamps
1,100 magnetic ballasts
31 incandescent spotlights

22,000 T-12 lamps
11,000 magnetic ballasts
496 incandescent downlights
350 incandescent exit signs
                                                 10,600 T-12 lamps
                                                 5,300 magnetic ballasts
                                                 68 incandescent exit signs
                                                 28 incandescent lamps
                                    31,000 T-8 lamps
                                    17,000 electronic ballasts
                                    158 compact fluorescents
                                    239 occupancy sensors


                                    4,200 metal halide lamps
                                    6,700 T-8 lamps
                                    3,300 electr3nic ballasts
                                    350 compact fluorescents
                                   6,600 T-8 lamps
                                   1,850 electronic ballasts
                                   reflectors
3,200 T-8 lamps
1,600 electronic ballasts
82 occupancy sensors
15 timed switches

496 metal halide lamps
10 daylight switches
                                   260 high-pressure sodium lamps
650 T-12 VHO lamps
450 T-8 lamps
1,100 electronic ballasts
31 compact fluorescents

22,000 T-8 lamps
11,000 electronic ballasts
408 haloger lamps
78 compact fluorescents
350 fluorescent exit signs

5,600 T-8 lamps
2,800 electronic ballasts
68 fluorescent exit signs
28 compact fluorescents

3,600 T-12 lamps
1,500 tandem wired electronic ballasts
              Union Camp
              Office Facility
                                                   7,QOQ T-12 lamps
                                                   3,500 mapetic ballsts
                Westin Hotels and Resorts
                St. francis Hotel
                San Francisco, CA:
                                                 1,600 incandescent lamps
                                   1,600 compact fluorescents
*Note. This ffprgsetitatfee sample Of recent Sreen Ujhts upgrades rsfiscfs interim progfess reports, Htetricity satfirtos
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  Sq.       Final       Internal      Total     Rebate/
Foota |e   Cost of      Rate of    Annual     Grants
           Project      Return     Savings

 1,500,030   $710,000       38%       $280,000    $472,000
                       (excluding
                        rebate)
                                                                kW       Lighting
                                                             Not Used   Electricity
                                                                          Reduction
                                                                385
37%
                 Pollution Prevented (per year)
                CO,
                 SO,
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 (Ibs.)         (grams)        (grams)

3,991,981      12,641,274        4,324,646
 1,537,775  $2,858,558       13%       $131,000  $2,011,790         727
                                                                              27%
              1,192,280       4,172,980       2,384,560
  545,000   $210,000       51%       $107,000     $16,000
                       (excluding
                         rebate)
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50%
1,034,280        1,436,500       1,436,500
 1,000,000   $230,000       61%        $78,800    $100,000        281.4         69.9%          1,201,008       3,803,192       1,301,092
  430,000    $85,446      33-50%      $102,150
                                                               270.6          70+%          3,064,488      11,849,354       5,107,480
  150,000   $176,534       73%       $128,608     $27,000        186.5
                       (excluding
                         rebate)
                                                                              58%
              2,411,393       9,324,051       4,018,988
  340,000   $186,000       50%        $63,000    $154,000          126
                       (excluding
                         rebate)
                                                                              57%
              1,500,000       5,800,000       2,500,000
  220,000   $146,000       49%
                       (excluding
                         rebate)
                                     $77,472     $73,000         205
59%
  520,000        1,600,000       1,100,000
 2,400,000   $392,400      38%       $125,000
                        (excluding
                         rebate)
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 2,250,000       7,500,000    ;  3,40%000
  180,000   $208,749,      48%       $100,5)3    $104,374
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   For Green Lights participants, suc-
cessfully marketing a genuine
"green" initiative can have significant
long-term public relations and com-
petitive advantages. Consumers,
investors, and other stakeholders
increasingly demand environmental
accountability. Organizations that
recognize the public relations bene-
fits of responsible environmental
practices increase their competitive
advantage. And participation in
Green Lights gives an organization
an opportunity to demonstrate its
environmental commitment by going
beyond the minimum requirements
of environmental protection laws. In
fact, networking among program par-
ticipants and the pooling of their
resources and ideas have proven to
be highly successful in promoting the
benefits of energy-efficient lighting.
   The Green Lights' Public
Recognition program is designed to
help participants educate their
employees and customers about
Green Lights, keep participants
informed about the national pro-
gram's progress, and publicly recog-
nize Green Lights participants for
their voluntary pollution-prevention
commitments and accomplishments.
   Participants have found that the
easiest and most cost-effective way to
promote participation in Green
Lights is through this use of the
Green Lights logo, As upgrades
advance, participants are encouraged
to use the logo appropriately on non-
product-specific communications
materials and integrate  Green Lights
into their long-term marketing and
advertising strategies. EPA helps par-
ticipants promote Green Lights by
distributing ready-to-use materials
that can be  incorporated into inter-
                                                            Green Lights is in the air, on the air,
                                                            and in the newsstands Green Lights
                                                            public service advertisements have
                                                            appeared in a wide variety of business
                                                            and environmental magazines, includ-
                                                            ing BusinessWeek, Fortune, and
                                                            Discover In the fall of 1992, the NBC
                                                            "Environmental Showcase"—a 30-
                                                            minute public affairs program devoted
                                                            exclusively to Green Lights—aired on
                                                            NEC and CBS stations across the coun-
                                                            try And, for 3 months at the end of
                                                            1992 and the beginning of 1993, Green
                                                            Lights Partner Goodyear Tire and
                                                            Rubber Company aired public service
                                                            Green Lights messages on its
                                                            Goodyear airships Eagle, Spirit, and
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nal communications, public relations,
marketing, and advertising materials.
  To keep participants updated on
the program, EPA distributes the
Green Lights Update, a publication that
contains the latest information on
program developments, achievements
of Green Lights participants, and
energy-efficiency issues of interest.
EPA also distributes Light Briefs, a
series of easy-to-understand fact sheets
on energy-efficient lighting technolo-
gies. A variety of other informational
materials, including brochures and
videos that cover various aspects of the
program, are also available.
  EPA further raises awareness of
Green Lights by recognizing pro-
gram participants through public  ser-
vice  advertisements in business,
trade, and popular magazines; press
releases and press conferences; and
articles in major newspapers and
other mass media.
  Finally, because lighting accounts
for up to 10 percent of the average
residential electric bill, EPA is intro-
ducing Green Lights to residential
users. Highly efficient alternatives are
capable of cutting energy consumed
for lighting in half. To encourage the
use of these alternative technolo-
gies—such as compact fluorescents—
EPA is working with  electric utilities
to promote the benefits of energy-
efficient lighting to their customers.
EPA will also work with Green Lights
Partners to design and distribute
educational materials aimed at resi-
dential users.
                 GREEN LIGHTS PARTICIPANTS
                         (as of March 1993)
                   • Partners    n Allies   »Endorsers
                                     As of March 19,
                                     1993, 788 organiza-
                                     tions had joined
                                     Green Lights,
                                     including 12 percent
                                     of the Fortune 1000
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        Building on the momentum
        established by Green Lights,
        EPA is now designing a new
generation of pollution-prevention
initiatives that will harness market
forces to achieve environmental goals
at a profit. The new initiatives reflect
the realities of the 1990's—the impor-
tance of environmental issues to con-
sumers, the increasing cost of energy
supply, and the intensely competitive
world marketplace. Taken together,
these factors make investments in
energy efficiency as critical to eco-
nomic success as they are to  pollution
prevention. It is the synergy  between
greater  efficiency and increased prof-
itability that attracts corporations and
other institutions to Green Lights.
And it is this synergy that EPA plans
to tap for the next generation of pol-
lution-prevention initiatives.
   EPA is planning a family of pro-
grams that offers the' kinds of tools
made available by Green Lights:
objective product information, ex-
pert decision-making capability, and
the ability to publicize progress in
protecting the environment. These
include the Energy Star Buildings
program, which will cover heating,
ventilation, and air-conditioning sys-
tems; and the Energy Star Computers
        Computer systems consume 5 percent of all com-
       mercial electricity—and this number could grow to
         10 percent by the year 2000. Research suggests
        that 30-40 percent of all computers are left on at
       night and over weekends, and that even during the
        day computers are active less than 20 percent of
       the time. EPA's Energy Star Computers program will
        result in dramatic reductions in energy use, costs,
                   and greenhouse gas emissions.
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program, whose goal is to increase
market penetration of new, energy-
efficient personal computers.
   EPA also provides incentives for
developing super-efficient products.
Under the "Golden Carrot"™ Refrig-
erator program, which EPA helped
develop with utilities and other
organizations, utilities have pooled
$30 million in rebate incentives to
refrigerator manufacturers. The
manufacturer that can build the
largest number of the most efficient,
chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-free refrig-
erators the quickest and cheapest
wins the contract.
   Finally, EPA encourages the use of
energy-efficient technologies over-
seas. EPA officials are working with
Chinese refrigerator manufacturers
to develop efficient, non-CFC-con-
taining refrigerators and are assessing
the supply of energy-efficient lighting
technologies available in China.
                                       Refrigerators consume 20 percent of
                                      all residential electricity On average,
                                      refrigerators consume 1,200 kilowatt-
                                      hours per year (kWh/yr) of electricity
                                          EPA's "Golden Carrot"™ Super-
                                     Efficient Refrigerator program is focus-
                                      ing manufacturer research and devel-
                                      opment toward energy efficiency in a
                                      manner never before seen for refriger-
                                         ators The winning refrigerator is
                                        expected to use about 400 kWh/yr.
                                   Every year, roughly 50,000 air-han-
                                   dlmg motor drives are purchased
                                   to move air through buildings and
                                   factories. Of these, less than 20
                                   percent have fans capable of oper-
                                   ating at variable speeds—that is,
                                   adjusting their power based on the
                                   needs of the building occupants at
                                   any particular time or any particu-
                                   lar weather circumstance By pro-
                                   moting the use of variable-speed
                                   drives (VSD's) EPA will aim to
                                   reduce electricity consumed for air
                                   handling by 40 percent or more
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       i Ik  fatten ii^c
       Only by incorporating environ-
       mental concerns can econo-
       mies truly prosper, and taking
advantage of economic forces can
help realize environmental protection
goals. Through voluntary programs to
reduce greenhouse gases, EPA and its
private-sector partners seek to do both.
  These programs promote profit-
able, voluntary investment in energy-
efficient technologies. They bring
together organizations with similar
long-term environmental priorities
and encourage them to rally around
shared public- and private-sector
goals. They enhance economic com-
petitiveness and create jobs by estab-
lishing markets for new products.
  And the benefits of working with
EPA are considerable. EPA provides
extensive technical support as well
as public recognition for environ-
mental leadership.
  All in all, these programs will help
reduce air pollutants and cut carbon
dioxide emissions in the United
States to 1990 levels by the year 2000.
If Green Lights were fully implemen-
ted in all space in the United States,
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it would result in air pollution reduc-
tions equivalent to 12 percent of U.S.
utility emissions. What's more, parti-
cipants would realize returns on their
lighting investments of 30 percent
and more. Green Lights could save
over 65 million kilowatts of electrici-
ty, reducing the national electric bill
by $16 billion per year. That's $16 bil-
lion that could be invested in jobs
and enhanced productivity. By the
year 2000, Green Lights could result
in over 220,000 new jobs.
  How much of the Green Lights
potential is achieved depends on how
all of us work together to "make it
happen." As the prototype for future
market-driven, nonregulatory
"green" programs, Green Lights is a
bright investment in the environ-
ment. It is an enlightened approach
to energy efficiency and pollution
prevention that is revolutionizing the
way America protects its environ-
ment. See the light. Join.
Electric Bill Savings:
$15.8 Billion/Year

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           If you are interested in receiving more information about the Green Lights program,
            please photocopy this page, complete the information below, and fax or mail to:
                                              U.S. EPA
                                         Green Lights 6202J
                                         401 M Street, SW
                                       Washington, DC 20460
                                         fax: 202 775-6680
                  Please call the Green Lights Hotline at 202 775-6650 with questions
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Technologies * Advance Transformer Company * Amaico Metals, Inc. * American Lighting Systems • American Energy
Management * American Illurnentics Inc. * American Lighting Corporation * American Louver Company * American
Systems and Services • Amerlux, Inc. • Appliance Control  Technology * Area Lighting Research • Art Directions inc.•
Badger USA,  Inc. * Brayer Lighting, Inc. * Bright Side Lighting • Brownlee Lighting * Bryant Electric « Canterra
Electronics Internationa! * CCR Lighting Technologies * C.E.W.  Lighting, Inc. * Chloride Systems, Mnfr of Exide
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Internationa! * Cooper Lighting » CSL Lighting Mfg., Inc. » Dark To Light Inc. * Davis Control Corporation * Dazor
Manufacturing  Corporation * Dielectric Coating industries * Digecon * DuraLux Industries * Duray Fluorescent
Manufacturing * Duro-Test Corporation * Dynamic Energy Products, Inc. * East  Rock Manufacturing & Technology *
Eclipse Technologies *  Edison Price  Lighting * Elba  USA, Inc. * Electronic Ballast Technology * Emergency Safety
Products,  Inc. * Energy & Environmental Lighting Services • Energy Dezign Corporation * Energy Saving Products *
Energy Savr Products * Enersave Company * Enertron Technologies, Inc. * Enterprise Lighting, Inc. * Environmental
Energy Group * ESCO International * Etta Industries • Exitronix Division of Barton Manufacturing Corporation « Fail-Safe
Lighting Systems * Feil  Electric Company * Finelite * First Lighting, Inc. * Flexiwatt Corporation * Flexlite Inc. * FTI *
FulCircle Ballast Recyciers * GE Lighting • The Genlyte Group • Good Earth Lighting Company * Guardian Lighting
Controls, inc. * Harris Manufacturing, Inc. * Heath Company • Hethermgton Industries » Holophane Company, Inc. *
Honeywell Inc. * House 0' Lite * Hubbell Incorporated, Lighting Division * (NCON Industries * Industrial Energy Systems,
Inc. • Indy Lighting * Illumination Control Systems * Integrated Power & Lites, inc. * International Energy Conservation
Systems * intertec Lighting, inc. • Isoiite * Janmar Lighting  • Jedcor Energy Management Company * Johnson Controls,
Inc, * Juno Lighting * K-Lite Division of  ICI Acrylics/K-S-H Inc. • Kenall * Kilowatt Saver, inc. « Kim Lighting * King
Technology, Inc. * The Kirlin Company * Lamar Lighting Company, Inc. • Legion Lighting * LexaLite International * Light
Energy Corporation * Lighting &  Lowering System » Lighting  Resources, Inc.» LightMedia Corporation  * Lightron of
Cornwall, inc. * Lights of America * Lightway Industries » Lifecontrol * Lithonia Lighting • Litronics Internationa! * Lorin
industries * LSI Industries * Lumatech Corporation * Lumax Industries, Inc. * Lumen-Tronics, inc. • Magnaray
international * MagneTek, inc. •» Marve! Lighting Corporation * Megalite Corporation, Inc. * Mercury Recovery Services
• Metal Optics, inc. * 3M * MirrorLight Inc.  * ML Systems * Moldcast, a Division of USI Lighting, inc. * Mar-Lite * Motorola
Lighting, Inc. * Mule Emergency Lighting, Inc. * MyTech Corporation * National Lighting  Company * Neonix * Norbert
Beifer Lighting • Nova Ballast Company, Inc. * NOVA Conservation and Load Management * Novitas inc.» NRG Lighting
Inc.» Optical Coating Laboratory Inc. * Qptilight, Inc. * OrEqual, Inc. * OSRAM Corporation * Paragon Electric Company,
Inc. * Paramount industries * Parke Industries,  inc. • Parrish Lighting  and Engineering, Inc.  * Peerless  Lighting
Corporation • Peschel Energy, Inc. * Philips Lighting Company *  PLC-Mtiitipoint * Pleamonn  Products * Poweriine
Communications, Inc. * Pre Finish Metals, Inc. * Prescolite, a  division of USI Lighting, Inc. • Prescolite Controls, Inc. *
Prime Ballast*The Pritchett-Wilson Group, Inc.* Progress  Lighting"RAB Electric Manufacturing Company* Reflect-A-
Light *  Reflective Light Technologies * Remtec Systems * The Robert Group * Robertson Transformer Company » Roth
Bros., Inc. * Ruud Lighting, Inc. * Salesco Systems USA • Save-A-Watt, Inc. * Scientific Component Systems * Sea Gulf
Lighting Products * Sensor Switch * Shariin-Lite * Siiverlight Corporation * Simkar  Lighting Fixture Company, Inc. * Solar
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Lighting Inc. * Sportiite, Inc. * Staff Lighting Corporation » Standard Enterprises, Inc. » Steefcase * Sterling.. RMC »
Stocker & Yale * Sylvania Lighting Division * Systematix, Inc. * Tamarack Corporation • Tek-Tron  Enterprises « Fc-ron
Lighting •Terralux, Inc. * Thomas & Belts Commercial and Industrial Lighting • Thomas Industries, inc. * Topaz Energy
Systems, Inc.» Toshiba America  Consumer Products, Inc.« Triad Technologies » TrimbieHouse Corporation » TSAO -
CIS » Ulster Precision, Inc. *  UNENCO • Valrnont Electric • Venture Lighting International * Videssence, inc. * Vision
Impact Corporation * Visual Images * Waldmann Lighting Company * Warner Technologies * The Watt Stopper, Inc.»
Welimade Metal Products Company • H.E. Williams, inc. * Wismarq  Light Company, Inc. • Xtra Light * X-Tra Light-
Systems, Inc.«Zumtobel Lighting Inc. *                                         »A-1 Lighting Service Company •
ABD Lighting Management Company « Advanced Lighting Applications, Inc. * Aetna Corporation • American Lighting
Inc. * Amtech Lighting Services • Applied Energy  Management,  inc.« Approved Lighting Corporation »  Barney Roth
Company » BK Engineering • Broadway Maintenance Company • Cherry City Electric * Chicago-Edison Corporation *
Colorado  Lighting  • Continental Lighting Services, Inc. * Conserve Electric  Company, Inc. » Creative Lighting
Maintenance » Efficient Lighting and Maintenance, Inc. * Energy Controls -r Concepts * Energy Matrix * Eveready
Electric Company * Fluorescent Maintenance Co. * Fluorescent Maintenance Service, Inc.«FMS Management Systems
« Fravert Services » General Lighting and  Sign Service, Inc. • HlumEiex Corporation »  Imperial Lighting Maintenance
Company • innovative Lighting Services *  Kenetech Energy Management * Light Source * Lighten Up, inc. • Lighting
Consultants International * Lighting Maintenance, Inc. * Lighting Maintenance and Service, inc. * Lighting Management
Corporation * Lighting Systems Too! * LightTec, Inc. * Lurnmaire Service, Inc.« M E Energy Resources * Mira Lighting
and Electric Service, Inc. • Murphy Electric Maintenance Company * Nat. Lighting Maintenance Supply Corp. * New
Mexico Energy Consultants « Planned Lighting, Inc.« Primo Lighting Management * Professional Lighting Inc. * ProLite
Lighting and Sign Maintenance  * Reflections, Inc. •  SICA Electrical & Maintenance *  Stay-Lite Lighting Service »
Suburban  Lighting, Inc.» Superior  Light and Sign Maintenance  Co.» Sylvania  Lighting  Services *  United Electrical
Maintenance Corporation»Universal Lighting Services • USA Energy Corporation * Vista Universal, Inc. * Xenergy, Inc. •
ELECTRIC  UTILITY ALLIES * American  Electric  Power Service Company » Arizona Public Service  Company « Atlantic
Energy * Baltimore Gas and Electric Company « Bangor Hydro Electric « Boston Edison Company • Cable Electric, Inc. •
Central Maine Power» City of Georgetown, Texas * City Utilities of Springfield » Consolidated Edison of New York, Inc. *
Duke  Power Company * Energy Resource Center * Florida Power Corporation * Grant County Public Utility District »
Green Mountain Power Corporation » Greenville Utilities Commission * Idaho Power Company • Jersey Central Power &
Light Company« Kansas City Power & Light» Los Angeles Department of Water and Power * Madison Gas & Electric *
New England Electric System « New York Power Authority » Northern States  Powe-  Company * 0 & A  Electric
Cooperative » Oklahoma Gas and Electric  Company •  Omaha Public Power District» Orange and  Rockland Utilities •
Orlando Utilities Commission * Pacific Gas & Electric Company » Pike County Light and Power Company • Potomac
Electric Power Company * Puerto Rico Electric  Power Authority * Port Angeles Light Department *  Portland  General
Electric Company« Public Service Electric and Gas Company • P.U.D. #1 of Grays Harbor County » Puget Sound Power &
Light Company« PS1 Energy, Inc.« Rockland Electric Company * Sacramento Municipal Utility District•  Salt River Project
* San Diego Gas & Electric * South Carolina Electric & Gas Company * South  Carolina Public Service Authority *
Southern California Edison Company* Springfield Utility Board •Tampa Electric »Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant*The
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