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TotalGrow Turns Greenhouse into Year-Round Operation

April 20, 2015 by Kerry Kilpatrick 2 Comments

During the cold, dark months of January and February, the greenhouses of Mud Lake Farm were formerly dormant. Most of the staff was on temporary layoff awaiting a return to work when the longer daylight of spring made the farm bounce back to life. Thanks to an unexpected opportunity to test the ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Greenhouse, LED, TotalGrow

Company Tour Reveals a Contrast in Energy Efficiency

January 20, 2015 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

New - TOGGLED High Output A2 Series LED tubes, Old - Metal Halide

A tour of a factory last week revealed a common problem in growing companies – a lack of uniformity in energy efficiency as a business grows! Our tour was of a company that was established over 70 years ago. A steady growth in production meant multiple additions and expansions to the original ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, LED

The Nobel Prize for Energy Efficiency – LED Lights

October 21, 2014 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

"Incandescent light bulbs lit the 20th century; the 21st century will be lit by LED lamps"  The Nobel Academy The Nobel Academy recently recognized the transformation taking place in lighting with their award of the Noble Peace Prize to the inventors of the blue LED light technology. That invention ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Energy Efficiency, LED, Nobel Prize

Phasing Out the Incandescent Light Bulb

January 22, 2014 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

Many versions of the standard household incandescent light bulb are being phased out of production through government regulation! The bulb that was ushered in by Thomas Edison, and helped change the lives and homes of millions, is being replaced by more energy efficient models. The cause of the ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: energy efficient, incandescent light bulb, LED

6 Steps to Better Evaluate the Cost of Lighting

January 20, 2014 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

In many cases the final decision to purchase a light bulb is simply “which one’s the cheapest!” With all the new energy efficient options, that choice is often the most expensive bulb to operate. Understanding the factors that determine what The Energy Alliance Group calls the Total Life Cycle Cost ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: energy efficient, LED, lighting

Marginal Gains Equal Huge Energy Savings

January 8, 2014 by Kerry Kilpatrick Leave a Comment

The British bicycling team used a strategy known as marginal gains to win the 2012 Tour de France as well as dominate the 2012 Olympics. That strategy involved looking at all the tiny ways a rider’s performance could be improved instead of focusing on simply one or two big improvements. According to ... Read More »

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Energy Savings, LED, Marginal Gains, Sir David Bradsford

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