Illuminating a brighter future for all
Together with energy providers, businesses and state government, the Generation Green™ Ban the Bulb campaign funds the replacement of incandescent light globes in local communities with new, energy-efficient bulbs.
The project calls on community-based volunteers, including the CFA and State Emergency Service, and pays these groups to install the bulbs free of charge to the home owner.
To date, more than 60,000 incandescent globes have been replaced in around 4,000 homes, raising in excess of $160,000 for volunteer groups.
Most importantly, the program has already reduced greenhouse gas emissions by about 60,000* tonnes over the life of the bulbs – and householders should see their energy bills fall by as much as $100 per year.
Next year the program will engage more than 50 communities across Victoria, exchange more than 300,000 light bulbs and save more than 150,000* tonnes in emissions.
*Greenhouse gas abatement numbers per globe reflect two separate schemes which apply different abatement calculations. |
