Eastern Idaho Business

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By Chantelle Summers
For East Idaho Business
L
ocal businesses in search of alterna-
tive methods to save money while
saving the earth should look to Falls
Insurance Center for ideas.
Energy conservation was at the heart
of the companys recent building reno-
vation, said Joshua Tieken, vice presi-
dent of operations.
Its been a real topic of interest for
several members of the community, he
said.
Those who have driven past the
building at 885 S. Holmes Ave. have
likely noticed the 54 solar panels re-
cently installed on the buildings roof.
In fact, Tieken knows people have no-
ticed because hes become used to vis-
itors stopping by out of curiosity to
learn how the system works.
We got interested in solar power be-
cause we thought if the power ever did
go out in the city, wed have a respon-
sibility to our clients to be open to
have power and computers to get help
when they need it, Tieken said.
He explained that he and his fa-
ther Rod Tieken, president of FIC, re-
searched their alternative energy op-
tions thoroughly considering wind
power to fuel their office needs as well
as buying a large generator powered by
natural gas or diesel fuel to pick up the
slack in the event of an outage.
In the end, the solar panels made the
most sense as the life expectancy before
refurbishment is 25 years versus the 10
years of a wind-powered device.
The solar panel meter comes
equipped with a gen link, allowing for
generator access to power the building
if needed, said Tieken.
Solar is a little less than half the
price of wind right now, said Trever
Gerdes, part-owner and salesman at
Big Dog Solar.
He explained although the initial
cost to install solar panels can be ex-
pensive close to $48,000 for a 12.5
kilowatt system such as the one at FIC,
tax credits and federal grants can
offset the cost by 65 percent. For an av-
erage-sized residential building, a solar
panel system may cost close to $15,000
before tax credits and incentives.
Homeowners get a 35 percent break on
the initial setup after installation.
Tieken said his company is not com-
pletely off the power grid. It still has a
connection with Idaho Falls Power that
allows for continuous power should the
solar energy fail to keep up with office
consumption.
The solar panels feed the energy
back live into the net metering sys-
tem. When the building produces more
solar power than its using, FIC gets a
credit towards the next bill. When they
use more power than the sun can pro-
vide, they just get billed for it.
Since the panels were installed in
April of 2012, FIC has seen a dramat-
ic decrease in its power bill. According
to Tieken, most months, especially the
summer months, the power bill has
been cut in half thanks to the solar pan-
els.
Weve produced 23.6 megawatt
hours of energy and weve offset 16.3
tons of carbon waste. That 16.3 tons
is essentially one acre worth of forest
land, said Tieken.
In addition to the recently added so-
lar panels, Tieken named a list of other
projects completed during the renova-
tion process to make the building more
green.
The flat roof was replaced with a
trussed roof and blown in with insu-
lation to help prevent heat loss in the
winter and cool-air loss in the summer.
Old windows were swapped out for
high-efficiency windows. The gas fur-
naces are in the process of being con-
verted into electric to correspond with
the solar panels. Outside, a sprinkler
system with a timer was installed to
conserve energy and water. And the list
goes on.
The Tiekens were also bothered by
the offices excessive paper consump-
tion and chose to invest in iPads and
electronic printers to store paperwork
and collect client signatures. Instead
of 25 boxes a year of paper, they now
only use about 10 because, he said,
Sometimes you just cant avoid using
paper.
Tieken said FIC is always planning
for the future, looking for ways to fur-
ther reduce its impact on the environ-
ment. He said he hopes to conduct
business largely through social media
and other Internet avenues to reduce
paper consumption.
Not only do we create a positive im-
pact on the environment, but were also
creating a positive situation hopefully
for us and our clients in the event of a
major power loss, he said.
Fueled
by the
Krysten Bullock/kbullock@postregister.com
The at roof at Falls Insurance Center was changed to a trussed roof to accommodate solar panels and more insulation.
Falls Insurance Center sees savings
from several green upgrades
Krysten Bullock/kbullock@postregister.com
The front of the Falls Insurance Center was all glass at one time. When the company
replaced their windows with energy efcient windows, they replaced the glass wall with
one, smaller window. The landscaping was also designed to need less water and will
include grass where dirt is now.
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For Eastern Idaho Business
John Conquergood knew about
ductless heat pumps.
He even knew about the rebates. But
he didnt think he could afford it.
Then he saw that his neighbor was
putting in a ductless heat pump unit for
air conditioning. A self-professed cu-
rious type, Conquergood talked to the
contractor and checked it out with his
neighbor.
I was impressed, Conquergood
said. I realized it might work for us.
Conquergood and his wife moved
into their three-bedroom home in 1984
It was very well insulated and they
didnt have to do too much work to cut
down on energy waste. They did re-
place the original aluminum windows
after about 20 years one window seal
had broken and newer vinyl insulated
windows were available.
Over the years they also made a few
cosmetic improvements they fin-
ished the basement and updated the
kitchen lighting.
More recently they wanted air con-
ditioning on their main floor that in-
cludes the living room, dining room,
kitchen plus 3 bedrooms and 2 baths.
But they had no ducts and no space for
ducts the heating was in the ceilings
and the finished basement was below
the floors.
They had tried window units and
standing floor units with window
vents, but these were expensive to use
and each had its own problems.
After learning what his neighbor was
doing, Conquergood asked the con-
tractor, Young Electric Heating and
Air, to look at his house.
Young recommended 3 units one
in the living
room, one in the
dining room/
kitchen area,
and one in the
bedroom. Seeing
the actual costs
and the rebates
laid out in front of him, Conquergood
realized he could, in fact, afford it.
Young was great. Tey did all the pa-
per work, were very responsive and made
it very easy to do, Conquergood said.
Conquergood and his wife use all
three units and like the bedroom unit
best.
The unit is very quiet so it doesnt
keep us awake at night, Conquergood
said. And we can keep our windows
shut from the outside noise.
Conquergood was also concerned
about the cost to run the air condition-
ing, but now that theyve been through
their first summer he reports that he is
quite pleased, it was not at all unrea-
sonable.
The bonus has been the heating.
While Conquergood and his wife orig-
inally put in the ductless system for air
conditioning, they are using it for heat-
ing too, especially in the living room
and dining room/kitchen areas.
We like it better than the ceiling
heat, and its a lot cheaper than the ceil-
ing heat. Conquergood said. We turn
it on and leave it operating all the time.
We dont even adjust the temperature, it
just maintains a nice even heat.
As the delights of ductless spread
through the community by word of
mouth and curious neighbors, these su-
per-efficient units are eliminating en-
ergy waste, lowering bills and boosting
comfort in homes across Idaho Falls.
Couple goes ductless
Young Electric Heating and Air installs affordable ductless heat pumps
Krysten Bullock/kbullock@postregister.com
Denny Young of Young Electric Heating and Air shows John Conquergood, left, how to
check the lters on his ductless heat pump.
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For Eastern Idaho Business
G
reen is the new black,
not in fashion but in
business.
Te Idaho National Labora-
tory is one of those businesses
joining the ranks of the envi-
ronment-friendly companies by
reducing their overall energy in-
tensity by 16 percent.
Tis year they received the
Lean, Clean, and Green White
House GreenGov Award.
Tis award recognizes out-
standing organizational achieve-
ment in building or feet energy
efciency, or renewable energy
development and deployment.
Te winning project or program
will demonstrate a combination
of measurable results in ener-
gy ef ciency (reduced energy
consumption), increased use of
renewable energy, and reduced
greenhouse gas pollution, or
decreased petroleum fuel con-
sumption and greenhouse gas
pollution reduction, according
to the GreenGov Presidential
Awards website.
In addition to receiving this
award, the INL also reduced pe-
troleum fuel usage by 317,175
gallons per year and increased
its use of alternative fuel by 78
percent.
Tere are two main areas
where we use fuel: transporta-
tion and basic operations. By
reducing our fuel usage in facil-
ity operations we have cut out
almost 600,000 gallons of boiler
fuel, said Chris Ischay, INL Sus-
tainability Programs Manager.
INL has a signifcant number of
fuorescent lights. We typically
replace the old magnetic ballast,
high wattage fxtures with new
electronic ballast, low wattage
fxtures that use 28 or 32-watt
lamps.
When compared to the mag-
netic ballast, electronic ballasts
save up to 40 percent more en-
ergy, give better color rendering,
and have a quieter and cooler
operation.
All fuorescent lamps require
ballasts to provide the right
voltage and current. Electron-
ic ballasts use high-frequency,
solid-state circuitry instead of
heavy copper windings to per-
form this task. As a result, elec-
tronic ballasts produce more
light for each watt, run cooler
and last longer, according to the
Madison Gas and Electric web-
site.
Another update made to the
facilities at INL was to replace
the boilers that had been in
place for 50 years.
Te boilers we had at MFC
were actually operated very well
and the maintenance was excel-
lent but as with any system that
old, it used a lot of energy and
replacement parts were very
hard to fnd, Ischay said. Te
boilers were oil-fred and we
switched over to electricity-fred
boilers, which may sound ar-
chaic but the electricity ratios
in Idaho are so cheap, it saves us
quite a bit of op-
erating costs.
Ischay said
most of the
INLs electricity
is from Idaho
Power and they
get some of their
power from
Bonneville Pow-
er. Te electric-
ity comes from
mixed sources such as hydro-
electric, natural gas, wind and
coal.
New digital controls also ac-
companied the new lights and
updated boilers.
Te digital controls we in-
stalled are similar to a ther-
mostat on your wall at home.
Teyre all electronic and con-
nected to a master server, Is-
chay said. So instead of relying
on someone to turn the heat up
and down each day, there is one
control system that automatical-
ly sets the heating levels during
normal working hours.
Te INL has also installed a
sensor lighting system in multi-
ple locations.
For lighting systems we have
installed a lot of occupancy sen-
sor controls in town and out at
the site. Te hours of operation
for out digital controls are pro-
grammed to shut lights of and
turn the heat down at the end
of the work day, Ischay said.
Tis way the buildings are kept
cooler at night and especially on
the three-day weekends. Before
we come in for the day the sys-
tem turns on a few hours before
so its warm when the workers
come in.
Tese small renovations were
later joined by the construction
of four completely new build-
ings that were built to LEED re-
quirements.
Buildings that are up to par
will lower operating costs, in-
crease asset value, conserve
energy, and be healthier and
safer for the occupants.
The four LEED build-
ings are completely new and
were currently working on
two more, one on the site and
one here in town. So
well have six. In the
end, were looking at
having 20 LEED certi-
fied buildings, Ischay
said. The reason these
buildings are safer is
because theyre built to
LEED standards. Re-
quirements, for exam-
ple, from the Americans
with Disabilities Act
of 1990 are all built into the
building design; its not retro-
fit. Fewer harmful chemicals
are used in the new buildings,
for example in the paint and
flooring.
Beyond these renovations
and additions, the INL has also
replaced two air compressors
and constructed two passive
solar walls as part of an Energy
Saving Performance Contract
upgrade.
We are expected to be an
energy leader for the nation,
especially since we are the De-
partment of Energy. We have
to be an example in the way we
operate our buildings and our
fleet, Ischay said. I expect us
to continue to grow while at
the same time saving taxpay-
ers money. I hope to see that
we use those savings toward
applied science and better
buildings.
Ischay said energy conser-
vation is not something new to
INL as they have already been
doing it for 30 years under
numerous previous adminis-
trations. He said some of the
conservation methods they use
are based on older laws and ex-
ecutive orders.
For example, the Energy
Policy Act and Clean Air Act,
both from 1990. We have been
transporting employees for 60
years and keeping countless
cars off the road because of
it, Ischay said. This isnt just
a flavor of the month kind of
thing; its how the INL does
business.
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For Eastern Idaho Business
ASHTON Proper light-
ing can have a huge impact on
a working environment and an
electric bill as one shop found out.
Te old lights were so dim
that we used a lot of trouble lights
strung on extension cords to light
up our work areas, Sean Maupin
recalls, explaining what it was like
to work in his equipment repair
shop before they updated the
lighting. Te new lighting made
a big diference our employees
like to work in the shop now. Its
really pleasant.
Maupin runs the farm shop
complex at the Paul Cherry
Farms Homestead that includes
ofces, the tool room, the parts
room, main shop area and stor-
age space. Tey had a combi-
nation of T-12 fuorescent and
mercury vapor lighting, which
they replaced with new high ef-
fciency T-5 fuorescent lights.
Te old mercury vapor
lights took about 15 minutes to
warm up. So we lef them on all
day, even when we went out for
lunch, Maupin said.
Te lighting upgrades were
designed to reduce wasted en-
ergy and lower the electric bill.
Tis has certainly worked out
as Maupin reports.
It looks like we are saving at
least 10 percent over-
all, and we use elec-
tricity for a lot of oth-
er things, so the new
lighting has made a
big diference.
The improved
working environ-
ment for employees
has been a great bo-
nus.
Maupin start-
ed looking into the
new lighting when
he learned from a friend that
Fall River Rural Electric has a
lighting program to assist local
businesses to do these types of
lighting upgrades.
Jan Dean from Fall River
came right out and got the ball
rolling. Reynolds Electric did
the installation and did a great
job. Maupin said.
He estimates that Fall River
covered just over half the costs,
providing a great moti-
vation to get this done.
Tis has been such a
success that Maupin is also
likely to do more there
is an older shop elsewhere
on the farm where he is
looking at doing more
lighting upgrades.
And the word of
mouth continues in the
community.
The folks from two
close-by farms came
over to see what we had done,
Maupin said.
Shop eliminates wasted energy, trouble lights
Sean Maupin, manager of the
farm shop complex at the Paul
Cherry Farms Homestead,
shows the new lighting that was
installed to save energy and illu-
minate the shop better. (Submitted
photo)
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In 2006 District 91 adopted an
Energy Conservation program de-
signed to educate teachers and cut
back on unnecessary spending in
terms of energy usage. Nearly four
years ago District 93 jumped on the
bandwagon and now both districts
are reporting a dramatic decrease in
their energy consumption.
Energy Education, now Cenergis-
tic, is designed to come in and help the
school save money. Helping teachers
and students to remember to turn
things of is part one, and part two
looks at the scheduling of the heating
system, said Don Trauntvein the En-
ergy Education and Facilities Manag-
er for District 93. Tat combination
will have saved $2 million since start-
ing the program.
Trauntvein reports that since im-
plementing energy education, pro-
grams that were once cut are now
given new life. Drivers Education for
District 93 was cut, but the district is
saving enough money it can success-
fully bring the program back. Pro-
grams in danger of being cut, such
as after school orchestra and band,
are no longer on the chopping block.
Cenergistic is a people-based
program, said Michael McGuyer
the Energy Manager for District 91.
The program is designed to modify
behavior, make us more conscious
to turn off lights; it then gets more
complicated with computer pro-
gramming and building controls.
Programs implemented for teachers
creating impact for school districts
By Eryn Shay Johnson :ejohnson@postregister.com
G
lobal warming and rising energy costs
have successfully made going green
a topic on everyones mind, including
those in the school district.
What started as a temporary project has
now rooted itself into the philosophy and
goals of both Bonneville County School Dis-
tricts 91 and 93.
Both districts have supplied
most of their schools with con-
trols that monitor light
use, locate where
computers are on
in the building and
unique heating sys-
tems. Tese controls
can be accessed from a
single computer in McGuyers
and Trauntveins of ces respec-
tively.
I can go into the system
and see that theres a computer
lef on somewhere in the dis-
trict, itll tell me if its a teachers
computer and their name so I
can call their ofce and ask if
theyre there if theyre not
I can manually turn of their
computer from my of ce,
said Trauntvein. I can
also control it all from my
cell phone.
Te controls also allow
them to adjust the heat in
the schools, so on warmer win-
ter days they can regulate how
much energy is used in heating
the buildings.
Were less employee depen-
dent, added Kevin Klingler, Di-
rector of Operations for District
91. It cost a lot upfront, but it
pays for itself in a hurry. Weve
implemented this in most build-
ings.
For District 91, 12 of their 18
schools are now equipped with
the controls.
New buildings are being
constructed in District 91 and
District 93. Tese projects are
being designed with energy
conservation in mind. By us-
ing geothermal technology, the
schools will be able to use less
energy in heating or cooling the
classrooms.
Were basically borrowing
the water, laughed McGuyer.
We use a pump and dump sys-
tem, so we pump the water in
and take out the heat or cool,
depending on the time of year.
And then we return the water to
the earth just at a diferent tem-
perature.
Summit Hills, a new elemen-
tary by Bonneville High School
is using a diferent technique to
heat as well.
All of our elementary
schools have the same one-boil-
er design, said Trauntvein.
[Summit Hills] will have two,
giving us this ability to control
them separately.
New designs and behavior
modifcations have lef big im-
pacts on the districts pocket
books and both districts are us-
ing taxpayers money in other
areas than the electric bill. Dis-
trict 91, since implementing the
program seven years ago, is just
over $4 million in savings; Dis-
trict 93 will pass the $2 million
mark at the end of June.
Te same money that pays
bills, pays paychecks, said
Trauntvein. It is a little incon-
venience, but in the long run it
is saving jobs.
Youre taking care of taxpay-
ers money, McGuyer added. It
is just the right thing to do; it is
foolish to throw away money.
Both districts will continue
with the program and plan to
continue making modifcations
that will conserve energy by
eliminating lighting when nat-
ural light is enough, upgrading
to timers in parking lots, im-
plementing recycling and over
all improving the quality of the
schools and decreasing the en-
ergy consumption.
For more information on
what Bonneville County school
districts are doing to save mon-
ey visit www.d93.k12.id.us or
www.d91.k12.id.us .
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a product that leaves little to no
impact on the environment. All
of Melaleucas line avoids using
harsh chemicals and instead use
materials that are largely plant
based. Where most competitors
use bleach in products, Mela-
leuca steers clear of phosphates,
instead using the acidic power
of lemons to generate a better
efect when cleaning.
Products are put through
hurtles to make
sure they stand
up and over-
power com-
petition while
continuing to
make a dif-
ference in the
environment.
Sol -U-Guard
Botanical is a
product that
Hollander is es-
pecially proud
of.
You have
a lot of food
contact with
the surfaces
in your kitch-
en, explained
Hollander on
why Sol-U-
Guard was one
of his favorite
products. All of our compet-
itors have to use chlorine and
bleach to clean those surfaces.
Our product is the only all nat-
ural, EPA approved cleaner in
the world. It is proven to have
a kill rate of 99.9 percent of
germs while being totally safe,
really.
Safe being the key word. Most
are familiar with purchasing
products from large supermar-
kets that promise to clean and
are capped with a childproof lid.
Sol-U-Guard is a product that
doesnt need or require a child-
proof lid, because everything in
it is natural. If a child decides
to drink Sol-U-Guard, it wont
taste very good but it wont hurt
him, and Melaleuca knows that
their natural products are why
their customers are so loyal.
Instead of belching black
smoke and dumping thousands
of gallons of bleach into the
ecosystem, like some of our
competitors fronting a green
product, we are truly an envi-
ronmentally friendly company,
Hollander said. At the end of
the day we want green products
that work. To have a clean home
with no compromises.
Te end product starts its
long journey with scientists
spending long hours creating
a recipe that works efectively.
Once perfected, the design is
developed in an environmen-
tally conscious production plant
that uses skylights for daylight
hours and highly efective light-
ing on darker days and nights.
Whilst being moved around
in the warehouse reusable plas-
tic totes replace cardboard, it
may cost more upfront but it
lasts longer. When the totes
reach the end of their life they
are ground up and used again.
When there is a fnished prod-
uct it is shipped directly to the
customers door, saving in two
ways.
Because we ship it directly
to you, you dont have to drive
to the store, explained Holland-
er. UPS will deliver thousands
of packages, making even the
delivery environmentally efec-
tive.
Te true secret in Melaleucas
product line can be summed up
in one word: concentrated.
From Sol-U-Guard to Mel-
apower, Melaleucas laundry
detergent, one small bottle can
multiply into several, the con-
centrated solution cuts back on
plastic bottle waste.
Teyre highly concentrat-
ed. If it says 6x concentration
that small bottle will ultimately
make six. We dont believe in
See Melaleuca, page 9
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Green giant
From production to delivery,
Melaleuca looks after environment
Above: Melaleu-
ca uses green
practices in the
production and
delivery of all its
products.
Left: Sol-U-Guard
Botanical is a
cleaner that uses
all natural prod-
ucts and no harsh
chemicals.
Submitted photos
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For Eastern Idaho Business
VICTOR Its easier to buy
paint when you can see the col-
or.
We hear from both our cus-
tomers and our employees that
the lighting is so much better,
said Whit Gardiner, co-owner of
Valley Lumber & Rental. Tey
can read the labels on our prod-
ucts and see a more accurate
representation of paint colors.
Valley Lumber & Rental is
coming up on its 10th anniver-
sary. It started of as a lumber
yard and, over time, Whit and
his co-owners turned the ware-
house space into retail space for
a hardware store and equipment
rental.
We had diferent kinds of
lighting throughout and we
were spending a tremendous
amount of money on electricity,
Whit said.
Trough word of mouth,
Whit heard that his electric
company, Fall River Electric,
had some incentive programs to
help him cut down wasted ener-
gy and lower his electric bill.
I contacted Fall River Elec-
tric and learned they would pay
for about half the cost of new
lighting. Tey came out and did
the calculations to show what
energy savings I could get from
converting to more energy-ef -
cient lighting, Whit recalls.
Over a two-week period last
summer, Valley Lumber re-
placed all of its lighting, includ-
ing 35 metal halide lights and
more than 100 8-foot fuores-
cent lights. As Whit describes it,
Te incandescent lighting
was switched over to LEDs, and
the metal halide lighting was re-
placed with energy-ef cient fu-
orescents, Whit said. Also, the
8-foot fuorescents were convert-
ed to high-ef ciency 4-foot fuo-
rescents we kept the housing
on these fxtures and replaced the
ballasts and the bulbs.
Te diference was remark-
able. Valley Lumber had been
having ballast failures with the
older fuorescents, so it was oper-
ating with about half its lighting
fxtures and many dark corners.
We now have twice as much
light for the same cost, Whit
said. And the light-
ing is more consis-
tent throughout.
Even the storage and
warehouse space is
much nicer.
In addition to the
improvements that
customers and em-
ployees experience
with the new light,
there is a nice added
beneft where the old metal ha-
lide lights were replaced.
It used to take 15 minutes
for these lights to turn back
on following any outage, for
example from a severe winter
or summer storm, Whit said.
Now they come back instan-
taneously and business contin-
ues uninterrupted.
Valley Lumber & Rental
was pleased with the lighting
transformation done by Justin
Booher at Frontier Electrical
Services. And they are happy
to pass on the information by
word of mouth to their custom-
ers, hoping other businesses can
beneft from the Fall River Elec-
tric program.
Better lighting brightens store
Submitted photo
Whit Gardiner, co-owner of Valley Lumber in Victor, shows off the stores paint selection under new lighting.
Continued from page 8
shipping more water so we sell
concentrated products, Hol-
lander said.
Its one thing to be green, he
added. It is another to be green
and ef cient.
Part of that approach cuts out
selling in retail stores as well as
advertising, but even without it
Melaleuca grows every year. In
2012 Melaleuca grew a clientele
base of 9 percent, an impossible
feat for most companies. Te
business grows almost entirely
from word of mouth.
We like to say if youve heard
of Melaleuca, you didnt hear
it from us, laughed Hollander.
We grow almost entirely from
referrals.
While Melaleuca is available
to the public, there is a mem-
bership available for those
who want one. Members pay a
small fee but are then granted a
whole list of benefits including
a preferred price on products
and the ability to shop through
portals to save money at other
stores, like Target. Melaleu-
ca is starting to offer more in
their line up as well, including
insurance and health care sav-
ings.
Its not magic, said Hol-
lander. Its hard work. Were
working and performing the
way no one else wants to.
More information about
Melaleucas product line and
philosophy can be found online
at www.melaleuca.com.
Melaleuca
Rebates
Local power companies offer rebates for making
energy-efcient upgrades to your home or business.
Idaho Falls Power has the Commercial Energy Ef-
ciency Program and a Commercial Lighting (replace-
ment) program available to businesses.
The Lighting Program focuses on replacing old T-12
lamp uorescent xtures with magnetic ballasts, with
more efcient T-5 lamp xtures with electronic ballasts.
Rebates are based on the particular retrot and gen-
erally range from $20-$35 per xture. Or, zero-interest
loans are available for qualifying customers to cover
costs.
The Commercial Program is more comprehensive
and can look for electric energy efciency savings in
the entire building or focus on individual components
such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning or motors
for example. Rebates are based upon the kWhs saved
generally around 20 cents/kWh. Zero interest loans
are also available to cover costs up to $50,000.
Idaho Falls Power rebates: www.idahofallsidaho.gov/
city/city-departments/idaho-falls-power/services-for-
your-business.html.
Fall River commercial rebates: www.fallriverelectric.
com/savingEnergy/commercialEfciencyRebates.aspx.
Energy efficiency
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(BPT) What could you
do in 23 years? A lot, appar-
ently you could trip your
way to an Oscar win like Jenni-
fer Lawrence. Better yet, what
about banking billions by 23
like Facebook CEO Mark Zuck-
erberg? You could have a baby,
send them to college and buy
them their frst (legal) libation
… all before having to
change a light bulb.
With the U.S. incandescent
phaseout wrapping up in Janu-
ary 2014, there are a lot of con-
fusing messages in the lighting
aisle using unfamiliar words like
lumens and kelvins. Youve
got things to do (and 23 years
to do them), dont get bogged
down in technical lighting jar-
gon.
Te solution is simple, in-
stead of getting lost in the maze
of bulb options, go for the one
that will make your life easier
and save you money. Most LED
light bulbs use approximately 85
percent less energy than their
incandescent counterparts,
can last for up to 23 years and
brighten your home beautifully
(based on Cree LED bulb 60W
replacements at 9.5 watt, $0.11
per kilowatt-hour, 25,000 hour
lifetime and average usage of 6
hours per day).
Go green, save green
Using less energy means
spending less money, and afer
replacing your top fve most-
used light sources with
LED options, you can
see an average annual
savings of $61 dollars.
Now thats a bright idea.
When LED light
bulbs frst hit the mar-
ketplace, they were
ringing up at as much
as $50 a bulb. For many
consumers, it was too
high a price to pay for
light bulbs. As technol-
ogy advanced in recent
years, LEDs have become more
afordable. Tis month, Te
Home Depot and Cree released
the most cost-friendly, techno-
logically advanced light bulb to
hit the marketplace. Selling for
approximately $13, this light
bulb is less pricey than earlier
LEDs and can pay for itself in
less time.
Its easier now than ever be-
fore to go green and save money
while doing it, says Jef Epstein,
merchandising vice president
at Te Home Depot. As tech-
nology advances in LED bulbs,
the price of the light bulbs are
coming down. Te Cree bulb is
the most advanced bulb on the
market, for the best price.
Matching the right bulb to
the right room
Your blood, sweat and tears
went into creating your home
sweet home, and you want to
show it of. Te fnal touches on
home decor mean fnding the
right color light to showcase a
room. Color temperature is how
you measure the color of the
light. Incandescent light bulbs
give of a warm light with a rat-
ing of 2,700 kelvins, a hue ev-
eryone has grown familiar with.
However, you can achieve a sim-
ilar color temperature with LED
warm light bulbs that are a frac-
tion of the cost to operate. Also
an option in energy saving LEDs
are bulbs with bright or daylight
color temperatures for various
rooms. First, think about what
you use the room for. Kitchens
may be best in brighter, clean
daylight light. Living rooms and
bedrooms are beautiful
in warm lighting with a
rating of 2,700 kelvins,
similar to a tradition-
al incandescent light
bulb. Track lighting
is ideal for LED bulbs
because you dont have
to climb back up a lad-
der to change it for a
couple decades. LEDs
also come with dimma-
ble options so you can
change the light based
on function or your mood and
unlike other energy-ef cient op-
tions, come on instantly to full
brightness. Lighting label fact
sheets are on most bulbs today,
all in Home Depot stores, so if
you want to read color tempera-
ture, also known as Kelvins
you will fnd it on this label.
Remember the lower the kel-
vins the warmer hue the bulb is.
Te higher the kelvins the more
bright and blue hued the bulb is,
best for outside places or some-
where you want bright light.
Dont reinvent the bulb
If youre comfortable with a
traditional-looking bulb, keep
it simple and buy a tradition-
al-looking light bulb. Te Cree
LED Bulb, available exclusively
through Te Home Depot, is
designed to look and feel famil-
iar, although theres complicated
top-of-the-line technology be-
hind the shatterproof glass.
Traditional looking bulbs
also look great in all fxtures and
ft in seamlessly with a variety of
decor styles. Afer all, you want
guests looking at your house,
not a uniquely-designed light
bulb.
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Tips to save money, energy with LED light bulbs
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By Donna Nims
For Eastern Idaho Business
Business is booming at West-
ern Recycling.
With locations in Idaho Falls
and Pocatello, Western Recy-
cling provides recycling services
to both business and residential
customers in Eastern Idaho and
Western Wyoming. Addition-
al locations in Boise, Fruitland,
Garden City, Nampa and Twin
Falls provide similar service in
western Idaho.
Manager Craig Stephenson
has seen changes to the recy-
cling business during his ten-
ure of more than 20 years with
Western Recycling.
Recycling isnt glamorous,
but it is very secure, Stephenson
said. Back when I started out,
we used to say If youre not sort-
ing, youre not recycling. Te
end user was required to sepa-
rate their recyclables plastic,
paper, metal. Most folks dont
want to do that. It might even
make the diference between
someone actively recycling or
not. So now we provide a single
container curbside service for
residences, where all the mate-
rials can be mixed together, to
make it easier for the end users.
And the materials are sorted at
another location before being
taken to the respective mill to be
processed.
Some mills are found nearby,
on the west coast for example.
Other materials are shipped as
far as China to be processed.
One of our biggest costs
is that of the transportation
of materials to the processing
mills, said Stephenson. Mate-
rials might be held for a period
of time until moving them be-
comes more afordable.
In addition to the curbside
residential service, Western will
pick up recyclables from area
businesses for a monthly fee.
Cardboard and paper are a ma-
jor part of the business. West-
ern Recycling works with major
chains like McDonalds, JoAnn
Fabrics, and Chik-Fil-A as well
as more local operations includ-
ing BioLife and SpeedConnect.
Western Recycling bids on recy-
cling contracts for larger stores
and can provide onsite compac-
tors and front load services. A
number of third party compa-
nies, or Cardboard Joes, ofer
low-cost or no cost recycling
pick up services locally as well.
Being green has become
an important message when
marketing your business, said
Stephenson. Knowing that a
restaurant or store is environ-
mentally responsible can make a
big diference in gaining a new
customer or retaining a current
customer. Its mainstream to re-
cycle today. And its an easy way
for a business to show concern
for the environment. You may
not be able to have a windmill
on site, or solar panels on the
roof, but everyone can recycle.
We also ofer on-site shred-
ding services, so for the medical
industry, with new HIPPA re-
quirements, we solve a big prob-
lem, Stephenson said. We can
ensure compliance with govern-
ment regulations and our on-
site destruction combined with
our recycling service is ofen less
expensive than sending paper to
the landfll.
Another unique service that
Western Recycling provides is
secure disposal of electronic
equipment, including comput-
ers and media such as foppy
disks.
Recycling doesnt need to be
a cost to businesses, however.
We will pay for just about
everything except plastic and
phone books, said Stephenson.
Businesses can bring in news-
paper, aluminum, copper and
brass and make some money
from what used to be trash.
For more information, visit
www.westernrecycling.net.
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Krysten Bullock/kbullock@postregister.com
Bales of recyclable material sit behind Western Recycling before being shipped off for processing.
Krysten Bullock/kbullock@postregister.com
Western Recycling will pay for some material, such as these alumi-
num cans. The cans will later be recycled. Left: Cardboard is separat-
ed for baling at Western Recycling.
Western Recycling sees business grow as sorting is thrown out
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