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40,000 to 50,000 bulb life
Up to 90% energy reduction
No Mercury or harmful substances
Average payback of less than 1.5 years
October 6, 2008
Eco-story in Mainebiz
Bill Stauffer and Mark Shoemaker are not engineers. They’re not inventors. They didn’t even study science in college — Stauffer majored in Chinese studies and Shoemaker studied economics. But they are possibly on the verge of becoming successful entrepreneurs by selling the latest, and many say the greatest, light bulb technology since Thomas Edison invented his world-changing incandescent bulb in 1879. [Read More]
Source: Maine Biz
http://www.mainebiz.biz/news43357.html?Type=search
October 2, 2008
Press release from the NRA on the webinar we are presenting
“Focus on Lighting – from CFLs to LEDs and beyond…” – November 13, 2 p.m. Eastern – presented by Eco-Story Richard Young of the Food Service Technology Center is back following Conserve’s first webinar and education session at NRA Show 2008, “5 Things an Operator Must Know About Energy Efficiency,” to present the benefits of selecting the right energy-efficient lighting for your restaurant. Innovations in lighting technology are continually introduced and it can be hard to keep up, but Mark Shoemaker of Eco-Story will explain the finer points of new lighting technologies and will give us peek into the future of lighting for the restaurant industry. In addition, Scott Shippey will anchor this webinar by sharing results from Chipotle’s new lighting initiative.
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Source: National Restaurant Association
http://www.restaurant.org/pressroom/pressrelease.cfm?ID=1685
July 31, 2008:
Eco-story develops LED lighting solution for Chipotle stores
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Hot food, cool lighting
The Chipotle Mexican Grill opening at the Mall of America today is the chain's first restaurant designed with energy-saving LED lighting technology from the beginning.
Chipotle design director Scott Shippey said the chain in November 2007 began working with Eco-Story, a manufacturer of next-generation LED (light-emitting diode) lighting, which uses a fraction of the energy of incandescent options.
"They finally cracked the formula to use LED lighting in dining and retail situations," Shippey said. Eco-Story developed a five-watt LED lamp for Chipotle that mimicked the distinctive look of Chipotle's standard 50-watt light bulb. Each Chipotle restaurant might use 40 to 60 of those $4 incandescent bulbs. The new LED bulbs cost $35, but they are expected to last six to eight years before the light quality dims and they need replacement. Shippey says a Denver restaurant that was retrofitted with the new lights expects to save $900 to $1,000 a year on electricity. The return on investment in the new lights is about 12 months.
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Source: StarTribune.com, Minneapolis–St.Paul, Minnesota
http://www.startribune.com/business/26153554.html?location_refer=Busines
July 22, 2008:
Eco-story is pleased to announce UL (Underwriters Laboratory) approval
Eco-story is pleased to announce UL (Underwriters Laboratory) approval on several of our core high power LED lights. While the UL approval and certification process is expensive and cumbersome Eco-story strongly believes that by completing this process our LED lights are manufactured to a higher quality standard and much safer for consumer and commercial use. During the UL process Eco-story upgraded many component parts in order to meet the rigid demands of UL specifications.
June 6, 2008:
Efficiency Vermont has approved several of Eco-story’s LED lights for incentives and rebates.
These incentives can drastically cut the cost of installing LED lights and improve a customers’ ROI. For more information about these rebates please contact Efficiency Vermont at 888-921-5990.
EPAct tax credits for businesses:
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 created the Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction, which allows building owners to deduct the entire cost of a lighting or building upgrade in the year the equipment is placed in service, subject to a cap. This website, developed by the Lighting Systems Division of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) in cooperation with the Commercial Building Tax Deduction Coalition, provides education about the lighting aspects of the Deduction and resources to help with its implementation. It was created as the first of a series of lighting education initiatives by the lighting industry addressing lighting quality and efficiency.
Time Magazine Energy Saving Tip #4:
4. Light Up Your City
By Maryanne Murray Buechner
Cities can save energy—and money—by illuminating public spaces with LEDs, or light-emitting diodes. Last December Raleigh, N.C., turned one floor of a municipal parking garage into a testing ground for LEDs (see the before-and-after photos at http://www.cree.com/LEDcity). The new white, brighter fixtures use 40% less electricity than the high-pressure sodium bulbs they replaced. Although they cost two to three times as much, they can go five or more years without upkeep. Traditional bulbs must be replaced every 18 months. Other types of LEDs are already at work in traffic lights, outdoor displays (like those in New York City's Times Square) and stadiums; airports even use LEDs on their taxiways. If your city is still burning tax money on old lights, ask the mayor why.