Sussex Rural to give away LED bulbs

AUGUSTA — Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative will give away 50 free LED lightbulbs at the New Jersey State Fair Green Day event on Aug. 6, 2018.
Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative will be handing out free LED lightbulbs to the first 50 people who visit their table at this years’ Green Day at the NJ State Fair/Sussex County Farm and Horse Show. Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative has participated in Green Day for the last three years under the performing arts tent at the Fair.
Green Day is on Monday, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., an outreach to the public about living green in our daily lives. Organizations and business considered to be a “green organization or business” are invited to participate.
The Green Day event is structured as an educational outreach with a Green Day Passport program which all participants stamp for prizes & surprises.
The tri-fold passport is divided into themes - Alternative Energies, Lovinʼ Learning (primarily educational displays), Down in the Dirt (agriculture related) and Clean and Green (environmental non-profits). The first 50 to come to the Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative table will receive one free Energy Star certified, 60-watt-equivalent soft white (2700 Kelvin) light-emitting diode (LED) lightbulb.
By switching out one incandescent bulb for an LED bulb can save an average of more than $6 per year. With that understanding, electric cooperatives in Pennsylvania and New Jersey launched a membership-wide initiative to take advantage of the energy efficiency qualities of LED lighting. Widespread participation can make a significant impact by helping to reduce power supply needs, driving down energy costs for all. Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative members received a gift of four LED light bulbs – for free. '
SREC encouraged its’ members to replace four standard incandescent bulbs in their home with the 60-watt equivalent, soft white LED bulbs. By reducing SREC’s operating costs, we can continue to keep our members’ electricity rate as one of the lowest in the state of New Jersey and allows us to continue our focus on providing the highest quality of service to our membership at the lowest possible price. The LED is one of the most energy-efficient lighting technologies available today. In partnership with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), electric cooperatives across the United States have been researching the benefits of LED lights for a decade.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) believes LEDs have the potential to change the future of lighting.
DOE officials estimate that by 2027, widespread use of LEDs across the country could save the equivalent annual electrical output of forty-four 1,000-megawatt power plants, with a total savings of more than $30 billion at today’s price of electricity. By 2035, DOE officials expect that LEDs will represent the majority of lighting installations, comprising 86 percent of installed stock across all categories (compared to 6 percent in 2015).