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EPA Launches WaterSense H2Otel Challenge
 The EPA's WaterSense program has launched the H2otel Challenge to help hotels reduce their water bills. The program will help hotels discover opportunities to reduce water use, switch to certified water-efficient products, incorporate best management practices (BMP's) and track their progress using ENERGY STARŪ Portfolio Manager or another tracking tool. You can learn more about the program by attending the webinar, Take the Plunge! The WaterSense H2Otel Challenge on Thursday from 2:00 to 3:00. Hotels can participate in the challenge by registering and taking the pledge. H2otel Challenge participants will be invited to attend seven webinars between March and June: - Assess, Track and Realize Payback
- Washing 101: Laundry and Plumbing Primer
- Water Assessment and Evaluation Tool
- Splash with Outdoor Water Savings
- Minimize Water in Mechanical/HVAC Systems
- Let's Talk About Education and Outreach
- What's Cooking: Commercial Kitchen Savings
Participants will also receive water-saving resources, tips and hotel case studies. The BMP's are described in "WaterSense at Work: Best Management Practices for Commercial and Institutional Facilities," which is a comprehensive guide to commercial water efficiency. WasterSense certified products can be found here. Mass Save Promotion on LED and LFL's Runs Through February Mass Save reduced the minimum hotel contribution for qualifying LED bulbs from $5.00 to $2.50 through the month of February. The minimum contribution for linear fluorescent lamps is reduced from $2.00 to $0.50. |
Linear Fluorescent Lamp
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2013 Incentive Levels
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Minimum Contribution
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Reduced Wattage 28 watt T8 Lamp
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$2.00
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$0.50
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Reduced Wattage 47-51 watt T5HO Lamp
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$2.00
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$0.50
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Reduced Wattage 25 watt T8 lamp
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$2.00
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$0.50
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Reduced Wattage 25-28 watt T8 U-Bend Lamp
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$2.00
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$0.50
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LED Replacement Lamp
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2013 Incentive Levels
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Minimum Contribution
(through 02/28/14)
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PAR20 or BR20
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$15.00
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$2.50
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PAR30 or BR30
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$25.00
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$2.50
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PAR38 or BR40
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$30.00
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$2.50
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PAR 16 or MR-16 or GU10
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$15.00
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$2.50
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A-lamp
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$15.00
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$2.50
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Decorative Lamp (including G and B shapes)
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$10.00
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$2.50
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Screw base and GU-24 base LED down-light kit
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$25.00
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$2.50
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EPA Webinar. Smart Roofs: Portfolio-Based Roof Asset and Energy Management This webinar (February 12, 1:00 to 2:00) will help businesses take advantage of an often unused asset: their roofs. Participants will learn how commercial roofs can be used for insulation, daylighting, reducing runoff, re-using rainwater, reflecting heat and for solar energy. Go here for the program description and to register. | 
