KIUC Linemen All Geared Up - Kauai Island Utility Cooperative

CFL Means Conserving,
Fundraising and
Learning!
Energy­efficient bulbs will help residents
reduce energy use and save money
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From October to December, Blue Planet
Foundation and KIUC invites school and sports
groups to host compact fluorescent light
exchanges that double as fundraisers. Groups will
be paid 40 cents for each bulb they replace to
reward them for educating others about energy
efficiency and reducing Hawai‘i’s dependence on
foreign oil.
These exchanges will give residents the
opportunity to swap their old, incandescent bulbs
for free, energy­saving CFLs. Since CFLs use 75
percent less energy than conventional bulbs,
participating residents will reduce their energy
consumption and lower their electricity bills.
The CFLs are supplied by the Kaua‘i Energy
Efficiency Project (KEEP)—a partnership between
Blue Planet Foundation and KIUC that introduces
residents to the benefits of energy efficiency.
“It’s a win­win­win situation,” said Ivory
McClintock, a Kaua‘i native and program specialist
at Blue Planet Foundation. “Students get to learn
about the importance of our energy
independence while fundraising and saving
energy for their community.”
According to McClintock, who spearheads the
KEEP program, this will be the first of many
initiatives to help residents save energy on Kaua‘i.
Another program to watch for will be an energy
competition to help people not only change their
energy consumption, but the way they think
about using energy.
Schools are not the only ones that will be
exchanging bulbs in the community. Local
businesses took on this program as a service to
their community throughout September. Mahalo
to Kaua‘i Mini Golf, Kilauea Menehune Food Mart
and Subway, Kilauea Shell, Kapahi Menehune