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Twelve retailers choose LEDs in Hayes Valley SF

3/25/2013

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Hayes Valley Merchants did it! There are now twelve retail shops within a two block radius of Hayes Street (between Octavia and Laguna) who are engaging in the San Francisco Energy Watch (SFEW) LED lighting upgrade program.


Nomad's, Lavish, Fiddlesticks, Reliquary, Cary Lane, Ver Unica, Nosa Ria, Paolo Shoes, Duke and Duchess, Christopher Elbow Chocolates, Flight 001, and Arlequin Cafe and Wine Bar are the twelve retailers in Hayes Valley who had their lighting system assessed, rebate applied and are now awaiting SFEW approvals and installation in Spring 2013. 


The whole process was made extremely simple with New Light Energy Design's "Better Light, Real Savings, Real Easy" full service process.

What each shop has in common is their current lighting system was inefficient and as small businesses they qualify for the new LED technology to upgrade their current lighting system.


LEDs are the better lighting choice because they...

     -  Improve their quality of lighting which leads to increased sales
     -  Last 3-10 times longer than regular bulbs, eliminating the hassle of buying and changing bulbs
     -  Reduce energy expenses, making the business financially stronger

Consumers care and by making your business more socially and environmentally responsible is good for business, certainly never hurts. For more information about these progressive retail businesses in Hayes Valley go to...

Nomad's        Fiddlesticks       Lavish          
 Flight 001
Reliquary      Cary Lane           Ver Unica      Nosa Ria        Paolo Shoes     
Duke and Duchess     Christopher Elbow Chocolates       Arelequin Cafe and Wine Bar

In addition to these benefits, each retail shop who works with "The LED Lady" and New Light Energy Design will also receive, 
     1) Video - Short "before and after" promotional video for the retailers to use on their website.
     2) Promotional Store Tour - Now that Eleven stores have signed up, New Light will host its 

             "Wine, Cheese and LEDs Tour" for each of these participating retail shops.

"We expect the Wine, Cheese and LED tours to spread throughout neighborhoods in San Francisco as more retail businesses take advantage of all that LEDs and the SBDI program has to offer", says The LED Lady, Lindsay Wood.
 Wine, Cheese and LED tour dates to be announced spring 2013, Call now to learn how to participate and have your store included in the savings, and the excitement!

What is this rebate, and how does it work? The California Public Utility Commission requires ratepayers to pay into a fee that goes to the public purpose program on every monthly bill. These funds are earmarked for distribution to small businesses like those in San Francisco for the purpose of energy efficiency. Contractors such as New Light Energy Design are necessary to facilitate the program on behalf of the businesses, thus eliminating the hassle a business would have to go through on their own. The partnership between 
San Francisco Energy Watch, PG&E and the City of San Francisco administrates the offering of these rebates.

New Light Energy Design is a preferred SFEW contractor who can offer SBDI rebates in San Francisco which means small businesses now have opportunities similar to large businesses to improve their lighting, increase their sales, decrease expenses, reduce the hassle of burned out bulbs, and climbing on ladders. With LED's, business owners can now put those precious resources on managing and growing their business.



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Canyon Market Goes LED

3/21/2013

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Introducing the new CREE bulb!

3/21/2013

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Dear The LED Lady: What do you think of the new CREE LED lamp. Is it something that we should recommend to our teams over the Phillips?  Looks like they cost only $13.97 for a 60 watt equivalent and are only available at Home Depot. 
 
The LED Lady: Thanks for asking this very important question which can help residents interested in saving energy, getting rid of Compact Fluorescents (CFL's) and do right for the planet. First of all yes this bulb gets an A++ and why is that here's the list of why:
1) Because it is made by CREE who got their start in the semiconductor industry and eventually turned towards LED. What makes them so appealing is they are an LED only company, rather than being a lighting company that is still manufacturing Incandescents or CFL's, CREE is 100% committed to LEDs.
2) It puts out 450 lumens for 40 watt comparison or 800 lumens for 60 watt comparison (see below for lumen explanation)
3) It only costs $13.97 for all those lumens and it has a CRI of 80. (See below for CRI explanation) 

What you need to know is there is a major shift taking place in the lighting industry that has to do with the way we produce light. In the far away past it was with candles and wicks and now it has moved to semiconductors, electronics, diodes, metal and plastics. The key thing remains, what color of light do you wish to have and how much do you want where.

Enjoy replacing your incandescents and CFL's (Be sure to take your CFLs into a place that disposes of them properly and never simply throw them in the trash as they contain trace amounts of toxic mercury).

CCT- Color temperature. Lord Kelvin years ago heated up a black piece of metal called a black body and as the temperature grew hotter it went from bright orange to violet. So when you are in a restaurant you are likely sitting under a 2700K (Kelvin), which some like to think of as sunset or if you are in an office with lots of bright light you are probably sitting under a 5000K, which is like being outside in the middle of the day.

Lumen is the amount of light coming out of a light bulb and wattage refers to the amount of energy it consumes. However 60 watt light bulbs have been around for decades and we've come to know thenLumen is the amount of light coming out of a light bulb and wattage refers to the amount of energy it consumes. However 60 watt light bulbs have been around for decades and we've come to know then

Color Rendering Index: The sun is 100 CRI which means colors that appear under the sun or natural daylight no matter what time of day are their actual colors. Artificial light is always trying to achieve a number as close to 100 as possible. Hands down whenever I demo test an LED against an incandescent or fluorescent it always wins based on the true colors. Also, LEDs are all full spectrum. 

Beam Spread- If you are buying an A bulb like the CREE bulb you are getting omni directional light, however if you buy something like a PAR or MR16 lamp then you will be looking at different beam spreads. Art Galleries are the most specific when it comes to beam spread as they are interested in lighting their paintings with a very specific light.



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    Lindsay Wood "The LED Lady" is a video blogger for the lighting industry.  Her intent is to share with others the changes occurring in the lighting industry and how to take action to change the way we light our world. 

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