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TextCounty Awarded 1,000 Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Oct. 24, 2008
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- Fairfax County is one of only six counties nationally to be recognized.
- Nearly 2,000 households have pledged to switch one bulb to a compact fluorescent.
- CFLs to be distributed at county events.
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Fairfax County has been awarded 1,000 compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs from Office Depot for collecting the most pledges in the “large county” category of the 2007 Energy Star Change a Light Campaign.
The county has collected close to 2,000 pledges from residents and employees, who committed to change at least one conventional light bulb to an energy-saving compact fluorescent light (CFL). Over the course of the Change a Light Campaign, nationally almost 10,000 traditional bulbs have been replaced with CFLs, adding up to almost 800,000 kWH of energy saved, a quarter of a million dollars in cost savings and a reduction by more than 4 million pounds of greenhouse gasses.
The CFLs received by Fairfax County are equivalent to a 60-watt conventional bulb, but use only 14 watts. They have approximately 10,000 hours of bulb life, and have a nine-year warranty. The bulbs will be distributed at events throughout Fairfax County.
The challenge was sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office Depot and the National Association of Counties.
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Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
publicaffairs@fairfaxcounty.gov
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