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% Here's a link to help/support what Lawrence posted about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_lamp A LED lamp or LED light bulb is an electric light for use in light fixtures that produces light using light-emitting diode (LED). ... As of 2016, LEDs use only about 10% of the energy an incandescent lamp requires ... [some brucedp history] ... after finishing my Vietnam era 70-74 military requirement and was 'back in the world' https://www.google.com/search?q=vietnam+back+in+the+world (U.S.A.), leds were not (but should have been) well marketed for use as lighting. Old school thinking still touted using more (up-front) expensive flouresent lighting to save electricity costs over (ancient-tech) incandescents. I had a hard time understanding that when leds were (as Lawrence mentioned) so much more energy efficient. But then back then, I also had a hard time breathing the raw gasoline fumes as ice drove by, and the lack of vapor controls at gas pumps. [fast-forward 4 decades] ... as I previously posted, I am making efforts to relocate closer to the San Antonio (SA), TX VA (Veterans) Hospital facility (VA sez I can't get assigned there until I have a SA mailing address - think old school government/military paper metrics). Until then, I am running back and forth between where I have been staying since the beginning of the year (near the Temple, TX VA Hospital) and going hours south to work with a SA Realtor. The owners of the place I am staying at have been kind to me. Locals wonder why I am paying twice as much for a room at this business rather than at an apt at half the cost (and a 1yr long lease). But it seems my continuous monthly stay is funding repairs and upgrades for the owners ... When the 4ft dual tube flouresent ceiling light fixture https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/29538/PLAS-1LT1.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI54O_ooG73AIVAqrsCh2RgAF3EAkYAyABEgIubvD_BwE in my room started flickering, the owner replaced it with a 1ft x 1ft 12W led ceiling panel https://www.ebay.com/itm/64W-42W-36W-18W-LED-Troffer-Panel-Light-Recessed-Dropped-Ceiling-Down-Fixture-US/163163165493 The owner also replaced some of their outdoor florescent lighting with these led panels. They are bright, cost effective, and will have a much longer life. Below are links to newswire items. The 1st is how off peak charging lets UK EV charging use the existing grid (hopefully they will still be planning grid upgrades over time). The 2nd is how EV ignorant IL media says L2 charging will blow up existing pole transformers (don't you just love their stoopid statements that are really just their opinions?). And 3rd,once again north-western European countries are showing the way to be green by reducing ice-generator use to power festivals: % https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/environment/2018/07/25/ofgem-to-incentivise-ev-owners-to-charge-off-peak Ofgem to incentivise EV owners to charge off-peak 25/07/2018 -10 hours ago Ofgem has set out proposals to support the millions of new electric vehicles (EVs) ... more flexible use of the energy system will allow more EVs to be charged from the existing grid and reduce the need for expensive new power stations and extra grid capacity to be built ... make the electricity system more efficient by giving generators and other users more choice and flexibility on how they connect to the grid ... ... https://www.driving.co.uk/news/electric-car-drivers-use-flexible-charging-save-money-reduce-drain-grid/ Electric car drivers should use 'flexible charging' to save money and reduce drain on grid 24 July 2018 (IL EV-ignorance BS/misinformation) https://springfielddaily.com/technology/springfield-encourages-off-peak-charging-for-electric-cars/ Springfield encourages off peak charging for electric cars Jul 23, 2018 Level 2 chargers use far more power than most residential appliances. Drawing that much power can strain local transformers. Local transformers make it possible for consumers to use the wider grid, but they can only handle so much power at a time. Most transformers are only rated for 10 to 50kVA, and single Level 2 charger can draw 7kV. A cluster of Level 2 chargers could potentially overload the local transformers. This is especially true in the summer months when air conditioners are running and the normal electrical load is much higher. To avoid potential overloads, the city wants Level 2 owners to charge their vehicles in off peak hours ... https://springfielddaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/transmission.jpg https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/07/24/festivalgoers-benefit-from-battery-tech-advances/ Festivalgoers benefit from battery tech advances Jul 24, 2018 Greener and Alfen joined forces ... as the “world's first fully mobile and off-grid EV charging hub” ...displace portable diesel generators on the northern European festival scene ... partners removed the tell-tale roar of portable diesel generators from the Awakenings Easter Special in Amsterdam.nl For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
