Welcome to LightSavers, the e-newsletter for people interested in the use of LED and adaptive lighting technologies in outdoor settings. This information is brought to you as part of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund’s Lightsavers Program. Know someone who would be interested in this information?
We are very grateful for support received for this program from Natural Resources Canada and the Ontario Power Authority’s Technology Fund.
Lightsavers Updates | Discovering LEDs | Upcoming Events
Lightsavers consortium grows
LightSavers now has a GTA-wide consortium group of 23 members, including 10 public sector pilot site hosts and 13 manufacturers. Pilot installations run the gamut from parking lots 
to building illumination, park walkways and underground garages and use LED, adaptive controls, or both. The pilot site hosts will be purchasing, installing and monitoring their equipment over the next year, and data from their pilots will be verified, summarized and made available to support other lighting asset managers in future lighting retrofit decisions. Updates on pilot progress will be made through this newsletter.
Measuring up
TAF is pleased to announce that Toronto Hydro Energy Services – Street Lighting Division will be serving as the LightSavers pilot project monitoring partner. THES-SL will advise pilot site hosts on the design of pilot site monitoring and will oversee the site measurements and data collection. THES-SL is also managing one of the largest streetlight pilot tests, called ALAMP – to read more about this fascinating study, click here.
Have you met Gerry?
Gerry Cornwell is working as a senior consultant to THES-SL and if you are LightSavers pilot site host, you will be meeting him soon. Gerry will assist site managers with proper design and installation of equipment that complies with the LightSavers Monitoring and Evaluation Approach.
Great advice, cheap
NEW – The LightSavers Monitoring and Evaluation Approach is now available and can be downloaded and used as a guidance document for anyone wanting guidance on how to get the best possible information out of a pilot test of LED or Advanced Lighting technologies. Thanks to OCETA for developing this tool, and thanks to all of the LightSavers Technical Advisory Group members as well as LightSavers Consortium members and others who provided advice.
Upcoming Events
greenTbiz recharges LEDiscovery
Last March TAF’s LightSavers Program was launched at the LEDiscovery product display and information session hosted by greenTbiz. LEDiscovery returns in response to popular demand on April 6 and 7. Click here to register for this fantastic educational and networking opportunity.
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