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Orvis moving to LED lighting
Company saves money, energy
By PATRICK McARDLE RUTLAND HERALD STAFF
Published: February 9, 2009
MANCHESTER The Orvis Outlet Store has become a showcase for one of Efficiency Vermont's latest energy-conservation experiments: Light-emitting diode lamps for retail stores.
Orvis personnel replaced about 300 lamps in the outlet store last summer. According to the company, the store has used 8,400 fewer kilowatt hours a month, which has saved almost $900 a month in electricity.
The LED lights are cooler than incandescent lights so the store also saved on air-conditioning costs.
Charles Clerici, with Efficiency Vermont's business development services, said his group and Orvis, which has its headquarters in Sunderland and flagship store in Manchester, had determined last year that the project would provide enough energy savings that Efficiency Vermont could subsidize about half the installation costs.
Source: New York Times
http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090209/NEWS02/902090360/1003/NEWS02