Electric.ie Nov/Dec 18 Edition

58 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • Industry News Darker winter days don't have to mean higher energy bills ർ Following the EU ban on the sale of halogen bulbs last month, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is encouraging households to make the swap to energy efficient LEDs this winter. Not only do LEDs use less energy, they last longer and can help reduce your electricity bills instantly! Six Reasons to Switch to LEDs this Winter ͱǤ ‘™‡” Ž‡…–”‹…‹–› ‹ŽŽ• ™‹–…Š‹‰ ƒ •‹‰Ž‡ ͠͞Ǧ™ƒ–– ŠƒŽ‘‰‡ Ž‹‰Š–„—Ž„ –‘ ƒ ‡‡”‰› ‡ƥ…‹‡– ͥǦ™ƒ–– ™‹ŽŽ •ƒ˜‡ ƒ„‘—– ͆ͣǤ͜͜ ’‡” ›‡ƒ”Ǥ • ƒ”‡ ‘ˆ–‡ ‘Ž› ƒ Ž‹––Ž‡ ‘”‡ ‡š’‡•‹˜‡ –Šƒ –Š‡‹” ŠƒŽ‘‰‡ …‘—–‡”’ƒ”–ǡ „—–…ƒ •ƒ˜‡ ›‘— ‘‡› ‹ –Š‡ Ž‘‰Ǧ–‡”Ǥ ͲǤ Š‡› ƒ•– ‘‰‡” ƒŽ‘‰‡ „—Ž„• –›’‹…ƒŽŽ› †‹ ‘˜‡” –‹‡ ƒ† ˆƒ‹Ž ƒˆ–‡” ƒ„‘—– –™‘ ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ • Žƒ•– —’ –‘ –‡ –‹‡• Ž‘‰‡”Ǥ ͳǤ ‡†—…‡ ‘—” ƒ”„‘ ‘‘–’”‹– • —•‡ ƒ’’”‘š‹ƒ–‡Ž› ƒ Ƥˆ–Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡‡”‰› ‘ˆ ŠƒŽ‘‰‡ „—Ž„•Ǥ Š‡ ™‹†‡ ’Šƒ•‡Ǧ‘—– ‘ˆ ŠƒŽ‘‰‡ Ž‹‰Š–„—Ž„• ™‹ŽŽ ’”‡˜‡–…ƒ”„‘ ‡‹••‹‘• ‡“—ƒŽ –‘ –Š‡ –‘–ƒŽ ƒ—ƒŽ ‡‹••‹‘• ‘ˆ ‘˜‡” ŠƒŽˆ ƒ million Irish households. ʹǤ ‡ ˆ‘” ˜‡”›……ƒ•‹‘ „—Ž„• ƒ”‡ ‘™ ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ ˆ‘” ƒŽ‘•– ƒ› ’—”’‘•‡Ǥ  ƒ††‹–‹‘ –‘ ”‡‰—Žƒ” „—Ž„• ƒ† •’‘–Ž‹‰Š–Ǧ•–›Ž‡ „—Ž„•Ǣ…Šƒ†‡Ž‹‡”Ǧ•Šƒ’‡† „—Ž„•ǡ –Š”‡‡Ǧ™ƒ› „—Ž„• ƒ† ‡˜‡ Š”‹•–ƒ• Ž‹‰Š–• ƒ”‡ ‘ –Š‡ ƒ”‡–Ǥ ‡™‡” bulbs are branded as "soft white" ‘” ̾™ƒ” ™Š‹–‡̾ –Šƒ– ‰Ž‘™ Œ—•– Ž‹‡ ƒ ‘Ž†Ǧˆƒ•Š‹‘‡† ‹…ƒ†‡•…‡–Ǥ ‘‡ • ƒ”‡ ƒŽ•‘ †‹ƒ„Ž‡ ƒ† …ƒ…Šƒ‰‡…‘Ž‘—”ǡ ƒ‹‰ ‹– ‡ƒ•‹‡” –‘ ’”‘†—…‡ Ž‹‰Š– ‡ơ‡…–• ƒŽ‘•– anywhere. ͵Ǥ Š‡› ‹– š‹•–‹‰ ‘…‡–• ‘•– • Ƥ– ‡š‹•–‹‰ Ž‹‰Š– •‘…‡–•ǡ Œ—•– ƒ‡ •—”‡ ›‘— ƒ–…Š –Š‡ Ƥ––‹‰ –‘ –Š‡ ‘‡ ›‘— ƒ”‡ „—›‹‰Ǥ Š‡ „‡•– way to do this is to take the old bulb ƒŽ‘‰ ™‹–Š ›‘—Ǥ ͢Ǥ Š‡› ƒ”‡ „‡––‡” ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡– Ž‹‡ •ǡ • ƒ”‡ ‡”…—”› ˆ”‡‡ ™Š‹…Š ‹• „‡––‡” ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡– www.seai.ie