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NEWS RELEASE

 CELEBRATE EARTH DAY DAILY BY BRINGING MORE NATURAL LIGHT INTO YOUR HOME  Sola-Lite of Orange County Offers Eco-Friendly Lighting All Year Long

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 Santa Ana, CA, April 11, 2008: In honor of this year’s Earth Day on Tuesday, Apr. 22, local Solatube Premier Dealer Sola-Lite of Orange County is encouraging homeowners within Orange County to celebrate Earth Day daily. The company is best known for its Solatube Daylighting System, a “green” natural lighting solution that allows homeowners to reduce their energy consumption by switching off electric lights. Sola-Lite of Orange County will be offering a $60 rebate on Solatube Daylighting Systems purchased between April 13 and April 22. A rebate will also be available for Solar Star®, the solar-powered attic ventilation fan.  “To celebrate Earth Day and the start of spring, we are proud to promote our year-round, energy-saving solution, the Solatube Daylighting System,” said Tina Cormany, CFO. “Every day should be Earth Day.” An average home’s energy use can cause more than twice the amount of greenhouse gas emissions of the average car, according to ENERGY STAR, a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy that helps consumers save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. Each year, 10 percent of a typical single family home’s energy bill is spent on lighting. An additional 49 percent of the bill is spent on heating and cooling costs, which can be greatly impacted by electric light use and heat/gain loss from inefficient windows and skylights. However, when daylighting applications are properly applied, homeowners can greatly decrease the amount of energy used within their home. Tubular Daylighting Devices, such as the Solatube Daylighting System, cost nothing to operate and reduce the need for mechanical cooling during peak rate hours. Installing one Solatube 160 Daylighting System can save about 19 pounds of carbon emissions annually. Homeowners can also add a compact fluorescent Light Add-On Kit to their Solatube Daylighting System to turn the product into an all-purpose, energy-efficient lighting solution for both day and night. Eco-Friendly Lighting Tips That Can Make a Big Difference 

  • Turn off the electric lights. This is especially important to do during the daytime and when no one is home. If light is needed, only turn on fixtures that are necessary, and try to use as much natural light as possible. Go open those blinds.

 

  • Swap out incandescent bulbs to CFLs. ENERGY STAR notes that its qualified compact fluorescent bulbs use about 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs, last up to 10 times longer and save about $30 or more in electricity costs over each bulb's lifetime.

 

  • Add more natural light. This is a recommendation of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)’s official REGREEN standard, a new set of environmental guidelines for homeowners. Installing more windows or adding a skylight may be expensive and cumbersome, but simple solutions such as TDDs can be installed under two hours with no structural reframing required.

Solatube International Inc. is the worldwide leading manufacturer and marketer of Tubular Daylighting Devices (TDDs).  Sola-Lite of Orange County is the Solatube Premier Dealer for Orange County.  Solatube International’s flagship product, the Solatube Daylighting System, provides a revolutionary natural lighting solution for all types of residential and commercial applications and is the only spec-grade TDD currently available on the market. Widely recognized as the industry innovator, Solatube International has earned acclaim around the globe for its unrivaled ability to transform interior spaces with the power of daylight.  For more information on the Solatube Daylighting System or other products manufactured and marketed by Solatube International, including solar-powered attic ventilation fans, please call Sola-Lite at (714)835-8391 or (800) 655-4354 or visit www.solaliteoc.com or visit the Solatube corporate website at www.solatube.com.