WVDEP Completes Conversion to LEDs at Headquarters and Field Office

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) reports that switching thousands of compact fluorescent bulbs to LED bulbs will save the state about $42,000 per year on energy costs for lighting. The agency says it has already changed about 10,000 bulbs at its Kanawha City headquarters to LED bulbs, and the recently constructed field office in Fayetteville has LED bulbs included. The new LED bulbs have a projected lifespan of almost 50,000 hours. If the light bulbs are turned on for 8 hours per day, five days per week, that translates to a projected lifetime of about 20 years.