Author(s): Monique O'Grady
On Dec. 30, 2011, Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan joined Philips Lighting CEO Ed Crawford in New York City for media interviews about the energy-efficient LEDs in the 12-foot, 12,000-pound Times Square Ball. The ball's 32,000+ LEDs used about the same amount of electricity as two wall ovens to count down to 2012.
Twenty-five floors above Times Square, Callahan and Crawford also answered questions about the new U.S. lighting standards, which began on Jan. 1 and require 100-watt incandescent bulbs to be at least 25% more efficient.
Watch one of their live interviews (right) and our photo slideshow (below).
Source:
http://ase.org/efficiencynews/energy-efficient-times-square-ball-rings-new-lighting-standards
