Media release: corrected
17 November 2009
Saving energy in Sydney's north
Free talk on what to buy and how to save with new energy-efficient lighting
when: 4.00pm Thursday 19 November
where: Dee Why RSL
cost: free
Everyone is invited to spend just one hour to discover new ways to light up their lives while
saving time, money, energy…and perhaps even the planet!
Bans on the sale of old-fashioned pear-shaped light globes and low voltage tungsten
halogen lamps began on November 1.
Now new energy-efficient compact fluorescent lights and lower voltage halogens, offering a
choice of brightness and colours – but more expensive to buy - are widely available.
Find out what to buy and how to save at a free talk being held at 4.00pm on Thursday 19
November at the Dee Why RSL.
Organised by NECA, the National Electrical and Communications Association, and the
Lighting Council of Australia, this seminar will benefit consumers, strata and other property
managers, electricians, builders, interior designers as well as wholesalers and retailers.
"Nationally, lighting accounts for about 12 per cent of greenhouse emissions from
households and 25 per cent of emissions from the commercial sector," said NECA NSW
chief executive, Lindsay Le Compte.
"Traditional pear-shaped bulbs have been around for more than a century and are
notoriously inefficient.
"About 90 per cent of the energy they use is converted into heat, not light.
"They can also burn up to 25 per cent of a household's energy bill.
"While new compact fluorescents, known as CFLs, are more expensive to buy, they use 50
to 80 per cent less energy than incandescent lights and can last up to 10 times longer.
"This can lead to big savings in costs, maintenance, and importantly also reduces
pollution," Mr Le Compte said.
More than 80 other countries are now following Australia's lead in eliminating inefficient
lights.
Phase-out of Incandescent Lamps: what are the options? will be followed by a special
industry-only seminar on recent changes to compulsory wiring standards.
Amendments to wiring rules for electricians is a 90 minute presentation explaining
compliance with recent amendments to AS/NZS 3000:2007.
It starts at 5.30pm. [Not 11am as advised in release of 16/11/09; apologies for any
inconvenience.]
Bookings can be made: online www.necansw.eventbrite.com, by email
bookings@neca.asn.au.
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Lindsay Le Compte, CEO NECA NSW
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