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issue no. 3 vol. 2

Britain: Barriers and Opportunities

British electric utilities have yet to become active in promoting energy efficincy. One reason is that utilities are not allowed to recover program costs and lost revenues through their tariffs. But even making this possible would not be a remedy in this case.
The articles also features the following two themes: "Blue Peter" Helps CFL Sales
Holyhead Saves a Megawatt 		Netherlands on the Move
Guest writer Wim Sliepenbeek describes how massive utility and government lighting programs influence the Dutch market. Utilities have successfully relied on non-economic arguments when promoting efficient lighting.

US Step Towards Savings
A recently enacted US law represents an important step towards attaining a 70% reduction of lighting energy use, but a large potential remains to be tapped.

Light on Pakistan
Pakistan has identified a sizeable lighting-savings potential. A five-year program aims at retrofitting about 10% of Pakistan's total commercial building stock.

Light for Developing Nations
If efficient lighting is ignored, the World's developing nations will face insurmountable costs for satisfying their increasing needs for energy services.

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