The Executive Order requires retail business to substantially reduce unnecessary outdoor lighting wattage during non-business hours. Reporting Possible Violations Possible violations of the Governor's Executive Order should be made to your local law enforcement agency such as local police or sheriff's department. Instead, check the pages in the front of your phone book and use the non-emergency phone numbers of your local law enforcement agency. These are provided as examples of measures that businesses may want to consider to maintain illumination necessary for the safety of the public, employees, and property, while reducing total electrical usage.
Controls can greatly reduce the amount of energy consumed by exterior lighting.
Using energy inefficient equipment. Sending light up into the atmosphere either by direct light or by reflected light. Not only does over lighting waste energy, it may create light adaptation hazards. The following examples are measures that businesses may consider to maintain illumination levels necessary for the safety of the public, employees, and property, while reducing total electrical usage. Evaluate existing exterior lighting systems and identify non-critical lighting.