The use of compact fluorescent lights with electronic controllers can save electricity. This can further be enhanced with the use of motion sensors and timers. If you have real time building power monitoring then you can see the before and after effects. Turning on Computer Power Management is a simple way to save power by just changing settings. Smart Meters can reduce the electricity supplier peak loading and associated infrastructure costs. Suggesting items go on off peak circuits can save the consumer and supplier costs.
United States companies that specialize in electric generator repair are state owned power plants. These include plants such as Georgia Power or Florida Power and Light Company.
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Light emitting diodes (LEDs) have advantages over incandescent bulbs. LEDs have longer service life, and are more efficient electrically. Better efficiency and life makes them environmentally friendly alternatives as a third advantage.
A CREE LED torch is like a normal battery powered torch, only using some newer features. The most important is the LED (Light Emitting Diode) invented by a American company named CREE. CREE LED's are mostly known for their efficiency. They are normally around 5 times more efficient then a Halogen light of the same spec.
© Dr. Rüdiger PaschottaLast update: 2009-10-04Quantum EfficiencyDefinition: percentage of input photons which contribute to a desired effectThe quantum efficiency (or quantum yield) is often of interest for processes which convert light in some way. It is defined as the percentage of the input photons which contribute to the desired effect. Examples are:In a laser gain medium, the pump process may require the transfer of laser-active ions from one electronic level (into which the ions are pumped) to the upper level of the laser transition. This pump quantum efficiency is the fraction of the absorbed pump photons which contributes to the population of the upper laser level. This efficiency is close to unity (100%) for many laser gain media, but can be substantially smaller for others. It may depend on factors like the excitation density and parasitic absorption processes.
When you totally switch to LED light bulbs: 80% on energy savings and an average of 40% for all lighting.
Fluorescent bulbs are high-efficiency and therefore create a cost savings. Unfortunately they do not cast a very bright light but there are alternatives. Halogen light bulbs are readily available in several varieties and increase visibility with the added bonus of a warmer, cheery light.
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We have day light savings because Benjiman Franklin said to.
Daylight Savings starts in the SPRING. It ENDS in the fall.
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High structural efficiency is a sign of a strong, relatively light design.
radiation use efficiency is the percentage part of incident solar radiation spectrum being utilized by plants.
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