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Schools
/ Universities
The U.S.
Energy Efficient Lighting Fund partners with schools and universities
to improve budgets, lighting quality and environmental stewardship by
providing the capital and expertise for energy efficient lighting
installations. Educational institutions are under increasing pressure to
reduce budgets while being stewards of the environment and setting a
standard of sustain-ability for their students and staff. 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, safety flashing and
other central controls are possible?
The
Fund's lighting program answers and provides solutions for each of these
questions in an integrated fashion. The Fund program furnishes capital,
creativity and expertise while working closely with school officials
to:
- Reduce annual operating budgets through energy savings,
reduced installation and maintenance expenses.
- Provide the
upfront capital to pay for large or small scale lighting
installations/retrofits without impacting the ability to borrow in the
future. No more inefficient
piecemeal or staggered purchases / installations of equipment.
- Provide
freedom to choose which manufacturer/brand/type of product to install
from a wide selection of lighting products from multiple manufacturers
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 students,
teachers and staff.
- Significantly lower greenhouse gases and
pollution.
- Enable the organization to participate in the
process and 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 schools and
universities on a rolling admission basis. To fill out an application,
please click on the following link. Funding Application |
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