EU Legislation for Lighting Control

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EU Legislation forLighting Control
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The Case For Mandatory Lighting Control

• In the European Union, Lighting accounts for 26
  of the electricity consumption in nonresidential
  buildings1.
• 26 equates to an electricity consumption of
  approximately 175TWh1 generating 75 Million
  tonnes2 of CO2 costing 14bn per annum3.
• A minimum of 304 of the energy consumed by
  nonresidential lighting can be saved by using
  existing occupancy sensing technology to
  automatically turn off the lights when a space is
  unoccupied.
• Legislation to mandate the use of this technology
  could achieve a reduction of 52TWh saving 4.2bn
  and 23Mt CO2, which is equivalent to 6.5 of the
  European Unions total Kyoto CO2 reduction
  commitment or 2.5 of the European Unions 20 20
  by 2020 commitment5.
• These products give a payback of between one and
  three years.
• References
• Bertoldi, P., Bogdan, A., (2007). Electrical
  Consumption and Efficiency Trends in the Enlarged
  European Union Status Report 2006. European
  Commissions Directorate-General Joint Research
  Centre Institute for Environment and
  Sustainability. EUR 22753 EN
• Assumption 1KWh of electricity means 0,43 Kg of
  CO2 emissions. Source EUP Preparatory Studies.
  Eco-Design Directive (2005/32/EC) Annex 2
  Working document on possible ecodesign
  requirements for general lighting equipment
  (Domestic lighting Part 1, including
  incandescent bulbs). Commission of the European
  Union.
• Assumption 1KWh of electricity at 0,08.
• VonNeida, B., Maniccia, D., Tweed, A., (2000).
  An analysis of the energy and cost savings
  potential of occupancy sensors for commercial
  lighting systems. Lighting Research Centre / US
  Environmental Protection Agency. IES Paper 43.
• Assumption EU-25 1990 CO2 emission of 4338.8Mt
  EU commitment to reduce CO2 emission by 20 by
  2020 against the 1990 baseline. EU energy and
  transport in figures Statistical Pocketbook
  2007/2008. Office for official publications of
  the European Communities, 2008. ISBN
  978-92-79-07082-2.

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Examples of Energy Usage by Building Application

• Lighting will typically represent 40 of a
  buildings total energy consumption

Source BRE
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Typical Energy Savings Through Occupancy Sensors
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