Connecticut College Renewable Energy Club distributes 1000 CFL’s
1 comment November 17th, 2005
More than three quarters of the Connecticut College student body will be using at least one compact fluorescent light bulb by the end of November.
When all 1,745 resident students are using a CFL in place of a standard incandescent bulb, the college will save nearly $6,400 annually in energy costs and emit less carbon.
The student-run Renewable Energy Club and the Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies purchased 1,000 bulbs for initial distribution. Those efforts will be supplemented by a light bulb exchange through Students Against Violence to the Environment. Savings are based on an estimated four hours use of light per day per academic year.