<h3>Arlington Wins the Light Bulb Challenge!</h3>

Over the weekend of March 21-22nd, the Energy Smackdown?„? teams competed to replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents??”measured as total wattage saved.
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Overall results??¦
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<li>The three teams retired 888 incandescent bulbs.
<li>Which translates to a savings of 60,000 kWh electricity per year, 450,000 kWh over the life of the bulbs (7.5 years)
<li>Enough electricity to light 87 homes each year, 650 homes over the life of the bulbs
<li>A dollar savings of $9,739 each year, $72,000 over the life of the bulbs
<li>The teams reduced annual CO2 emissions by  24 tons, 178 tons over the life of the bulbs
<li>33% of those bulbs were delivered using carpool, bike, walking, or public transport
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Team results...
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<li>First place: Arlington A-Team members retired 486 incandescents, a total of 25,356 watts saved. 22% were replaced via alternate transport for a total of 31,386 points
<li>Second place: Team Medford retired 238 bulbs for a total of 12,512 watts saved, 31% were replaced via alternate transport for a total of 17,402 points
<li>Third place: Cambridge Energy Busters retired 164 bulbs for a total of 8,528 watts saved, 67% were replaced via alternate transport for a total of 15,748 points
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Updated team standings...
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<li>Arlington "A" Team: 137,013 points
<li>Cambridge Energy Busters: 74,254 points
<li>Team Medford: 67,060 points
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Thanks to...
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<li>Sylvania, Home Depot, Costco, National Grid, and NSTAR for providing hundreds of compact fluorescent bulbs.
<li>Work Out World Medford for hosting the pick-up and drop-off.
<li>National Grid, NSTAR, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Mirant, and the Massachusetts Division of Energy Resouces for their continued support of the Energy Smackdown.
<li>The team captains and Leadership Council members for producung such an impressive result.
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