new brunswickers LED-ing by example

Almost 50 New Brunswick communities enthusiastically signed up for discounted seasonal LEDs through Lights Across the Province / La Province s'illumine.

1,989 strings of LEDs (69,615 individual lights) were distributed by The New Brunswick Provincial Capital Commission and its partners The Home Depot, Credit Unions of New Brunswick, the Caisses populaires acadiennes, NB Power (who handed them out), and Rogers Communications.

The commission's goal was both beautification and energy conservation.

Peter Corbyn of GreenNexxus calculates the total green house gas emission savings at about 19 tonnes, or the weight of 12 cars. Incredibly, the total energy cost will be approximately $49.60, instead of $5,300 for lighting incandescents.

Read more about the project here.