Georgia Southern saves money with energy efficiency
STATESBORO — Georgia Southern University will save more than $350,000 over a five-year period by using light emitting diode (LED) bulbs instead of standard incandescent bulbs in eight housing complexes on campus.
University officials said they partnered with Georgia Power through the company’s commercial energy efficiency program, an initiative to help companies reduce energy use and costs by offering rebates.
Over a four-week period, 10 facility services’ staff members replaced 10,000 standard 60-watt incandescent light bulbs with LED bulbs and reduced energy consumption from 60 watts to 10 watts per bulb.
Members and affiliates from Georgia Power presented a check to Georgia Southern for nearly $78,000 – the largest rebate the university has received to date and the same amount required to buy the light bulbs.
Air bag recall expands
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said this week that automakers who use air bags made by Japanese supplier Takata will recall vehicles sold in states with hot, humid weather. Automakers will repair the vehicles for free, and in most cases replace both the driver’s side and passenger side air bag inflators, which can rupture.
Honda will recall vehicles in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as well as Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The company hasn’t yet determined the number of vehicles, but believes it is more than 1 million. Honda will replace the driver’s side air bag inflator in the 2001-2007 Accord (four-cylinder engine), 2001-2002 Accord (V6), 2001-2005 Civic, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2002-2007 Pilot, 2006 Ridgeline, 2003-2006 Acura MDX and 2002-2003 Acura TL/CL. The company will replace passenger side air bag inflators in the 2003-2005 Accord, Civic, CR-V, Element, Odyssey, Pilot; the 2003-2005 Acura MDX and the 2005 Acura RL.
Other automakers except Honda are limiting the recalls to Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, on the advice of Takata.
