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http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/climate-change/science/energy/en=
ergy-efficient-lighting/
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http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/reduce-your-carbon-footprint/cut=
-your-energy-use/
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On the note of one bulb being changed in the second link...=C2=A0In the
Quest show is stated that if one blub was changed in every USA home if
would save 4-6 nuclear power plants
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I=C2=A0like David Suzuki, one very credible man.
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On Sun, 04 Jan 2015 21:29:51 -0400, David & Alison Webster wrote:
Hi Darrell,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 That factoid sounds like a mythoid to me.=C2=A0If some=
one were
foolish enough to leave all lights on day and night,=C2=A0that might be
possible. Or alternatively had neither electric range, nor toaster
ovens, toaster, clothes washer, clothes=C2=A0drier=C2=A0or any other electr=
ical
appliances.
=C2=A0
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Light bulbs, when turned off, use no power so much dep=
ends on
style of useage.
=C2=A0
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 And that factoid is loosely worded. Is that 20% of pow=
er used
in households or 20% of power used in all settings as the wording
implies ?
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Drawing on memory, I understand that Al Gore, of incon=
venient
truth fame, uses 26 times=C2=A0as much power in his house as does the
average American family and that he receives $1.00 for every compact
fluorescent bulb sold.
=C2=A0
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The recently constructed White Point Lodge had a light=
fixture
get hot enough to smoke and trigger (an evacuation ?) and a call to the
fire department. I would expect that was a new improved light source;
improved in the sense that few companies have the right to make them.
=C2=A0
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I checked my estimate of light usage and found an erro=
r. There
has been much other traffic recently so it got set aside. Our estimated
power usage for light was=C2=A0468 kW h/yr; 5.6 % of power used in the
average household in 2007 and ~10% of our average power usage over 30
years (4847.5 kW h/yr).
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Recent average figures released by NS Power for househ=
olds are
misleading because cottages are included.
=C2=A0
Yt, DW, Kentville
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From: darrell@abolitphotos.ca
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 8:21 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Re: smithsonian on power
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Concerning lights and power usage...
=C2=A0
On the Smithsonian Channel tonight there was a show called Quest. The
topic was=C2=A0on future power, smart power etc.
=C2=A0
One factoid was that in the USA, 20% of power usage is from household lig=
hts
=C2=A0
=C2=A0Home Hardware has an LED on for $7 this week, see flyer. I plan on
doing my part.
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<p>http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/climate-change/science/energy=
/energy-efficient-lighting/</p>
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<p>http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/reduce-your-carbon-footprint/=
cut-your-energy-use/</p>
<p>=C2=A0</p>
<p>On the note of one bulb being changed in the second link...=C2=A0In the =
Quest
show is stated that if one blub was changed in every USA home if would save=
4-6
nuclear power plants</p>
<p>=C2=A0</p>
<p>I=C2=A0like David Suzuki, one very credible man.</p>
<p>=C2=A0</p>
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<p><br><br>On Sun, 04 Jan 2015 21:29:51 -0400, David & Alison Webster
<dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:</p>
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<div>Hi Darrell,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Jan 4, 2015</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 That factoid sounds like a mythoid to me.=C2=A0If s=
omeone were foolish
enough to leave all lights on day and night,=C2=A0that might be possible. O=
r
alternatively had neither electric range, nor toaster ovens, toaster, cloth=
es
washer, clothes=C2=A0drier=C2=A0or any other electrical appliances.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Light bulbs, when turned off, use no power so much =
depends on style
of useage.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 And that factoid is loosely worded. Is that 20% of =
power used in
households or 20% of power used in all settings as the wording implies ?</d=
iv>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Drawing on memory, I understand that Al Gore, of in=
convenient truth
fame, uses 26 times=C2=A0as much power in his house as does the average Ame=
rican
family and that he receives $1.00 for every compact fluorescent bulb sold.<=
/div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The recently constructed White Point Lodge had a li=
ght fixture get
hot enough to smoke and trigger (an evacuation ?) and a call to the fire
department. I would expect that was a new improved light source; improved i=
n the
sense that few companies have the right to make them.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I checked my estimate of light usage and found an e=
rror. There has
been much other traffic recently so it got set aside. Our estimated power u=
sage
for light was=C2=A0468 kW h/yr; 5.6 % of power used in the average househol=
d in 2007
and ~10% of our average power usage over 30 years (4847.5 kW h/yr).</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Recent average figures released by NS Power for hou=
seholds are
misleading because cottages are included.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Yt, DW, Kentville</div>
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<div style=3D"font: 10pt arial;">----- Original Message -----</div>
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om: <a
title=3D"darrell@abolitphotos.ca" href=3D"mailto:darrell@abolitphotos.ca"
target=3D"">darrell@abolitphotos.ca</a>
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<div style=3D"font: 10pt arial;">To: <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=
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<div style=3D"font: 10pt arial;">Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 8:21 PM</di=
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<div style=3D"font: 10pt arial;">Subject: [NatureNS] Re: smithsonian on
power</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<p>Concerning lights and power usage...</p>
<p>=C2=A0</p>
<p>On the Smithsonian Channel tonight there was a show called Quest. The to=
pic
was=C2=A0on future power, smart power etc.</p>
<p>=C2=A0</p>
<p>One factoid was that in the USA, 20% of power usage is from household
lights</p>
<p>=C2=A0</p>
<p>=C2=A0Home Hardware has an LED on for $7 this week, see flyer. I plan on=
doing my
part.</p>
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