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Organization
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The U.S. Energy
Efficient Lighting Fund partners with organizations and companies to
improve budgets, lighting quality and environmental stewardship by
providing the capital and expertise for energy efficient lighting
installations. Organizations are under increasing pressure to reduce
budgets while being stewards of the environment and setting a standard
of sustainability for employees, customers and stakeholders. Balancing
these demands requires a multi-faceted approach, which can be demanding
for overburdened staff and often involves unchartered territory in
dealing with a complex set of issues and questions, such as:
- What impact will this have on the budget both in the short and
long term?
- How do we pay for the program
and what impact will it have on the ability to
borrow in the future
for other needs? - What sort of positive
lifecycle environmental impact will energy efficiency
lighting have?
- How do we ensure that we are installing
the right lighting technology and product?
- How will it impact the aesthetics of our organization?
- What additional controls like dimming and other central
controls are possible?
The multi-faceted Fund's lighting program answers questions and
provides solutions to these questions in an integrated fashion. The
Fund program furnishes capital, creativity and expertise while working
closely with officials to: - Reduce annual operating budgets
through energy savings and reduced
installation and maintenance
expenses. - Provide the upfront capital to
pay for large and small installations/retrofits while improving the
financial health of the organization. No more
inefficient piecemeal
or staggered purchases / installations of
equipment. - Provide
freedom to choose which manufacturer/brand/type of product to install
among
a qualified group whose products’ quality and longevity meet the Fund's
financial underwriting criteria and technical review. This approach
maintains product choice for an accepted Fund participant, but
ensures that it is working only with proven products and technology.
- Provide better, more reliable and safer
lighting environments for employees and
others experiencing the LED
lighting. - Significantly lower greenhouse
gases and pollution.
- Enable the
organization to be recognized for adopting progressive sustainable
energy
and green technology policies. - Provide
more efficient pricing by purchasing equipment in larger volumes.
- Identify
additional supplemental funding sources, including grants, rebates and
other
incentive programs. The Fund program staff can even assist with writing
grant proposals and other opportunities. - Provide an efficient process through a turn-key solution.
Contact:
The Program is now accepting and
reviewing applications from organ-izations and companies on a rolling
admissions basis. To fill out an application, please click on the
following link. Funding Application
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