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12EnvironmentReport2014SeattleCityLightSeattleCityLightinstalledSonicBloomatPacicScienceCenterasanartisticwaytodemonstratehowsolarworksinSeattle.ConservingEnergyResourcesEnergysavingsareaprimaryfocusforCityLightbecauseenergyeciencyisthelowestcostlowestrisklowestenvironmentalimpactmeansofensuringwecanmeetSealesgrowingneedsinasustainableway.For35yearsCityLighthashelpeditscustomersbecomemoreenergyecient.The2012goalwas14averagemegawasanincreaseof66percentoverthepreviousyearsgoal.OverthelastveyearsCityLighthassecuredmostofitsenergysavingsfromenergy-ecientlighng.SavingscomefromresidenalcommercialindustrialandstreetlighngcustomersandspanavarietyoftechnologiesfromcompactuorescentlampstoLEDs.SomeexamplesincludeTheulitysQuickLighngUpgradeIniavehelpedbusinesscustomersupgradetheirobsoleteT-12uorescentlighngtonewenergysavingT-8technology.Ineightmonthsbetween2008and2009theprogramretroedmorethan148500xturesforanenergysavingsofmorethan41millionkilowa-hours.Thatsenoughelectricitysavingstorunabout4800homesforanenreyear.Throughretailpartnerstheulityhasoeredcustomersincenvesthatresultedinthepurchaseofmorethan4millioncompactuorescentlamps.Innovaondrivestheenergyconservaoneld.Theulityisexploringinnovaveincenvesandkeepingtrackoftechnologicaladvancestodelivercost-eecveenergysavingsforitscustomers.Commercialbuildingsslloersignicantenergysavingspotenalandtheulitymayneedtooernewprogramsandincenvestosecuresavingsfromthesebuildings.TechnologyischangingquicklyasiswitnessedbytherapidadoponofLEDlighngtechnology.WithinthelastfewyearsLEDlighngtechnologyhasbecomemoreaordableandavailable.SealeCityLightsconservaonprogramshaveseenthisenergy-ecientlighngtechnologygaintraconasamainstreamlighngoponacrossallmarketsectors.SonicBloomsfowerslightupatnightandsingharmonicnoteswhenpeopleapproach.