Title :
Case study of using LED lamps as energy efficient components
Author :
Hajje, P. ; Kanbar, N. ; Georges, S.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Bus. Adm. & Econ., Notre Dame Univ., Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
Abstract :
Lebanon is one of the countries not gifted with fossil fuel in the Middle East so it has to import it in order to produce electricity even though the large increase of its price and the environmental impact of its burning. Electricité du Liban (EDL), the state owned company, cannot meet the power demand. Thus, the Lebanese customer has to subscribe with small producers of power (generators) in order to complement the energy provided by EDL. Because of the shortage of energy in the Lebanese public-utility, Lebanese end up paying two electricity bills. This feasibility case study aims to show that replacing fluorescent lamps with light emitting diodes lamps will be energy efficient and by that decrease the cost for energy production.
Keywords :
LED lamps; energy conservation; EDL; Electricité du Liban; LED lamps; Lebanese customer; Lebanese public-utility; Lebanon; energy efficient components; energy production; fluorescent lamps; light emitting diodes lamps; Buildings; Educational institutions; Electricity; Fluorescent lamps; Fossil fuels; LED lamps; Benefit Cost Ratio; Cost Savings; Energy Efficiency; Light Emitting Diodes; Net Present Value; Payback Period; Renewable Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable Energies for Developing Countries (REDEC), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beirut
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2440-3
DOI :
10.1109/REDEC.2012.6416706