Solid-state lighting that replaces incandescent and fluorescent bulbs with light-emitting diodes can reap enormous savings in energy cost, natural resources and pollution, according to a recent study by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. RPI's Troy, New York-based Smart Lighting Engineering Resource Center claims that over the next 10 years savings of more than $1.8 trillion will eliminate the need to burn almost a billion barrels of oil in power plants that would otherwise produce 10 gigatons in carbon dioxide emissions.
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