Monday, August 10, 2009

Something to think about



The US Dept. of Energy estimates there are at least 500 million recessed lights installed in US homes and more than 20 million are sold each year?
The average downlight has a 65w lamp in it. The Cree LLS LR6 downlight is 12w.
Does your calculator have enough zeros for you to see what the potential is?


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  1. AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    Yep, it does...

    3.25 billion kilowatts of installed downlights@65 watts each. That could be a mere 6 million kilowatts if they were all replaced by 12 watt fixtures. A reduction of 2.65 billion kilowatts.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    Oops, make that 32.5 *million* kw, 6 million kw, and 26.5 *million* kw.

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