Post Falls City Hall Goes Green
In a progressive move to conserve energy and become a more environmentally friendly entity, the City of Post Falls has made the move to LED lighting. The city has replaced 73 street/parking lot lamps from a 175W Metal Halide lamp, to a 30 watt LED lamp that has five times the life expectancy of the previous light. This move will save the outdoor lights over $3,000 a year in utility costs. They have also retrofit the basement with LED linear tubes, and were able to eliminate 92 linear tubes and save over 60% on energy costs every year. All of the LED lamps used in this retrofit are 100% recyclable and have a expected life span of 12-15 years!! So, congratulations to the city of Post Falls, Idaho for making the move to help the city become a more sustainable entity.
First 100% LED building in the Pacific Northwest
Associated Industries has become the first 100% LED building in the Pacific Northwest!! Gentry LLC has just completed installation on this location at 1206 N Lincoln St., Spokane, Wa 99201. This retrofit consisted of switching out 516 Linear Fluorescent tubes with 456 LED Tubes, and switching out 71 outdoor+indoor lights with LED equivalents and replacing 7 exit signs with LED exit signs.
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Old Lighting |
LED Lighting |
Difference |
| kWh Usage Per Year |
120,180 kWh |
29,985 kWh |
(90,323 kWh) |
| Annual Cost |
$7,811 | $1,940 | ($5,871) |
| Life Expenctancy |
$10,000 hrs |
50,000 hrs |
+11 Years |
| CO2 Production Annualy |
90 Tons |
0.0 | (90 Tons) |
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Old Lighting: |
New Lighting: |
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Old Lighting: |
New Lighting: Equivalent Light Using 36 Total Watts & No Ballast |
