Senate Bill sb0728

    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                       SR 728

    By Senator Miller





    18-480-06

  1                        Senate Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing October 5 as "Change a

  3         Light Day," a part of the ENERGY STAR Change a

  4         Light, Change the World Campaign.

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  6         WHEREAS, the ENERGY STAR Change a Light, Change the

  7  World Campaign is a national campaign sponsored by the United

  8  States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States

  9  Department of Energy to encourage Americans to save energy by

10  switching to more efficient ENERGY STAR lighting, and

11         WHEREAS, switching to light bulbs and fixtures that

12  qualify for the ENERGY STAR designation of the Environmental

13  Protection Agency and the Department of Energy will save

14  energy, money, and time while helping to protect the

15  environment, and

16         WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency states

17  that ENERGY-STAR-qualified lighting requires two-thirds less

18  energy than standard lighting, generates 70 percent less heat,

19  and lasts up to 10 times longer, and

20         WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency also

21  states that if one light in each household were changed to an

22  ENERGY-STAR-qualified light, more than 35 billion pounds of

23  emissions would be avoided -- the environmental equivalent of

24  taking 1 million cars off the road, and

25         WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency further

26  states that if each household in the United States were to

27  replace its five most frequently used light fixtures or bulbs

28  with an ENERGY STAR model, each household would save more than

29  $60 a year in energy costs, and

30         WHEREAS, on a national scale, the Environmental

31  Protection Agency states that these savings amount to a

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    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                       SR 728
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 1  reduction in electricity costs of more than $6 billion

 2  annually, and a savings of more than 800 billion kilowatt

 3  hours of energy -- an amount equal to the annual output of

 4  more than 20 power plants and enough energy to light more than

 5  30 million homes in the United States, and

 6         WHEREAS, beginning in 2005, October 5 is "Change a

 7  Light Day," and during the months of October and November each

 8  year the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of

 9  Energy, along with partners around the country, are

10  encouraging Americans to take the ENERGY STAR Change a Light

11  Pledge, and

12         WHEREAS, besides taking this pledge, each Floridian can

13  become a partner in the Change a Light Campaign by helping, in

14  a wide variety of ways, to publicize the Change a Light

15  Campaign and Pledge -- for example by adding a link to the

16  Change a Light Pledge on a website, taking part in local

17  events such as energy-efficient lighting change-outs at an

18  historical landmark, or encouraging local leaders to become

19  involved in Change a Light Day, NOW, THEREFORE,

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21  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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23         That October 5 is recognized as "Change a Light Day,"

24  and residents of this state are encouraged to take the Change

25  a Light Pledge and to participate as partners in the ENERGY

26  STAR Change a Light, Change the World Campaign.

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