Should We Turn Off the Lights When Leaving?

Charles T. Mosier, George W. Sheldon and Glen E. Avery
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Charles T. Mosier: School of Management, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13676
George W. Sheldon: School of Management, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13676
Glen E. Avery: Houghton College, Houghton, New York 14744

Interfaces, 1988, vol. 18, issue 5, 62-71

Abstract: “Since the cost of power saved by turning lamps off may be over-balanced by the cost of shorter lamp life, it may not pay to turn them off for very short periods” [Potter and Roehr 1964]. We developed a decision model to rationally determine whether a policy exhorting facility users to switch off lights is optimal. This model determines the balance between electricity costs and replacement costs for systems using fluorescent lighting.

Keywords: decision; analysis:; applications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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