Random Thoughts of Chris Tilley

Project Porchlight is a non profit group based in Ontario. Anyone out there want to bring it to BC? They have the lofty goal 'to bring together business, community groups and volunteers to deliver one free compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) to every household in Canada'.

The Ontario government just gave them $1.5 million that will allow them to distribute 500,000 CFL bulbs. If I use my assumption from my prior post and all the bulbs get used we get roughly the following savings per year.

34 GWh of electricity
19,700 Tonnes of Carbon
2,000,000 Dollars

So over the 5 years which is what the bulbs are guaranteed for they will save.

170 GWh of electricity
98,500 Tonnes of Carbon
10,000,000 Dollars

So for an investment $1.5 million they are saving people $10 million. That money will get spent and pumped back into the economy. They are also saving 34 GWh of electricity each year. That will not eliminate any plants but it is a step towards reducing the need for more plants.

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