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Lighting

Lighting. Quick Facts: Lighting accounts for ~32% of MIT’s electricity use Accounting for about 26,000 tons of CO2 emissions in 2007 Which is the total annual energy use of about 1800 Cambridge residents At a total cost of $8.6 million in 2007

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Lighting

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  1. Lighting Quick Facts: • Lighting accounts for ~32% of MIT’s electricity use • Accounting for about 26,000 tons of CO2 emissions in 2007 • Which is the total annual energy use of about 1800 Cambridge residents • At a total cost of $8.6 million in 2007 • During approximately one-third of the time that the lights are on in a room, it is unoccupied • Huge potential savings!

  2. ACTION: Turn off the lights whenever a room is unoccupied!! Compiled by Closing the Loop during a study of Buildings 56 and 16 during June 2008

  3. sub-ACTION: Be vocal about the possibility of other lighting options in your space • We don’t always have the ability to choose what type of lighting we use on campus • BUT- we can talk to those who are in control about other options • $100 million in cost-saving facilities improvements have already been identified, including many lighting improvements • CFL retrofits • Motion-sensors • Dimming and daylighting sensors • Advocate for MIT to invest in a greener campus! Please be courteous to your facilities representatives

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