Tax aid called green light to energy saving for manufacturers(CF Bulbs)

The future is brighter for manufacturers like Paccar Winch in Oklahoma.

It's also greener in more ways than one. The company is making use of a federal tax incentive to install energy-efficient lighting throughout its 83,000-square-foot factory and warehouse. "Even without the tax incentive, the new lights will save us money," said John Berg, manufacturing engineer for Paccar Winch.

Under the 2005 Energy Policy Act, companies installing energy-efficient lighting that beats national energy standards can qualify for a tax deduction. The incentive is good only for 2006 and 2007, unless Congress extends it.

Lighting accounts for roughly 25 percent of energy usage in the United States, according to estimates from the federal Energy Department. The average household spends between 5 percent and 10 percent of its energy bill on lighting. Businesses, many of which operate around the clock, spend on average 40 percent of their energy bill on lighting.

At Paccar Winch, Berg said the company will start replacing 200 high-intensity discharge lighting fixtures with energy-efficient fluorescent lights in January.

It will cost about $50,000 for the upgrade, but Berg estimates the company will save almost 60 percent on its annual lighting bill. With the federal tax deduction, the upgrade will pay for itself.

http://www.oklahoman.net/article/2981734/?print=1

......Duers, if you know any companies that might benefit from this, let them know. It will help all us in the long run.

brighter ones that are same wattage but more lumens, so in some places I can get by with half the bulbs.

What I REALLY REALLY want is to win the lottery so I can put solar panels all over the roof (with landlord's ok) and do a grid intertie setup.......

I do my best. I take home all the recyclables (paper, plastics, glass, cans) I can and put them in the blue bin at home. LA doesn't have recycling for businesses, just homes. But they don't need to know where all my stuff comes from, lol. I give them TONS of high grade cardboard boxes, which are worth $$.