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Christmas in Columbia 2012 lights shine bright - for less money

Going Green. Retrofitting for the Future: Adair County High School Energy Students hope to brighten Columbia, KY Public Square at a lower cost this year with modern LED bulbs in Old Fashioned Lamps
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By Duane Bonifer
News from LWC & ACHS Energy Career Technology Academy

COLUMBIA, KY - When area residents watch this year's Christmas in Columbia parade process through the Public Square Saturday night, they will see the event through a different light.

That's because Adair County High School students in Heather Spoon's energy class began an experiment Thursday with light bulbs on Columbia's Public Square. The students and Spoon began replacing the dozen lampposts' metal halide bulbs with light-emitting diode bulbs - also known as LED bulbs.

The students will monitor whether the LED bulbs emit more light at a lower cost, which would reduce the the city's energy bill. The LED bulbs were purchased through a grant Lindsey Wilson College received from the Appalachian Regional Commission for the college's Energy Technology Career Academy, which Spoon directs at Adair County High School. - Duane Bonifer




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Twelve Downtown Street Lamps get energy saving LEDs



2012-12-01 - Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer.
Adair County High School students
Miranda Wright, left, left photo, Alexis Foster, Chris McCasland and Abby Walker assist fellow student Brandon Elliott install an LED light Thursday afternoon, November 29, 2012, on one of the dozen lampposts on the Columbia Public Square. Elliott is installing the bulb, Right picture The students are members of the Lindsey Wilson College-sponsored Energy Technology Career Academy. - Duane Bonifer

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ECTA Director Heather Spoon compares LED & Halide bulbs



2012-12-01 - Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College Energy Technology Career Academy Director Heather Spoon examines the LED bulb, left, that will replace the metal halide bulb on the dozen lampposts on the Columbia Public Square. Spoon's Adair County High School students will monitor whether the LED bulbs emit more light at a lower cost, reducing the the city's energy bill. - Duane Bonifer
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