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GREENandSAVE, LLC, and its lighting division LED Saving Solutions, is partnering with eco-friendly race car driver Leilani Münter to promote one of the often overlooked but most cost-effective ways to reduce energy consumption — through more efficient lighting.
The joint venture is a tremendous opportunity to attain the goal of reducing power consumption in real estate ranging from high rise offices to cruise ships, from banks to bars, and from hotels to Hollywood studios. LED Saving Solutions provides businesses of all sizes and types and property owners and lessees relief from exorbitant utility and maintenance costs associated with lighting. LED Saving Solutions provides lighting upgrades with light emitting diode (LED) lights that reduce electricity demand by up to 80 percent, allowing a business or property owner or lessee to reduce costs immediately as well as a means to reduce a facility's carbon footprint.
The partnership offers companies of all sizes a tremendous opportunity to save money while going green along with the additional benefit of an eco-marketing program at the racetrack with GREENandSAVE and race driver Leilani Münter. Also known as Carbon Free Girl, Leilani is well recognized for her environmental efforts outside of her race car. LED Saving Solutions has created the groundbreaking "Savings Share" program that gives property owners and managers a $0 start-up cost advantage since they only pay for the cost of the retrofit from a portion of the actual money saved each month. The program is cash flow positive from the start.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, buildings account for 40 percent of the United States' power consumption and lighting uses 20 percent of a facility's electric usage. LED Saving Solutions is dedicated to helping this sector reduce energy use, power demand and associated greenhouse gas emissions with lighting that utilizes a fraction of the power used by fluorescent and incandescent lights, improves lighting quality and contains no mercury often found in older lighting.
"Leilani has all of the qualities that make for an outstanding partner: personal passion, professional commitment, and the tenacity to implement positive change for generations to come," said Charlie Szoradi, President of GREENandSAVE, "We see Leilani as a fellow foot soldier in the American energy revolution."
"I am thrilled to be working with GREENandSAVE," said Leilani. "They are true leaders in energy efficiency and are opening the doors for all companies to go green without any up-front cost. This is a fantastic program that brings together my two passions: racing and environmental responsibility. I am so excited to be a part of it and can't wait to get back on the racetrack."
About LED Saving Solutions
LED Saving Solutions is the division of GREENandSAVE that focuses on providing solutions to reduce a client's electricity and maintenance expenses related to lighting and environmental impact. LED Saving Solutions eliminates the upfront cost of a lighting upgrade through performance based "Savings Share" financing arrangements, resulting in a no-risk lighting upgrade that allows clients to reap savings immediately and gain a return on investment in a short period.
About Leilani Münter
Race driver Leilani Münter is a biology graduate and a long time vegetarian and eco activist. Since 2007, Leilani has been purchasing an acre of rainforest for every race she runs to offset her carbon footprint. She founded the pioneering "Eco Dream Team" with the mission to send powerful messages to the number one spectator sport in America, calling to action 100 million race fans to make a difference by spreading environmental awareness about sustainable living alternatives, clean energy, alternative fuel vehicles, and environmental legislation. Additionally, Leilani hopes her efforts will encourage racing sanctioning bodies to increase their environmental initiatives with expanded recycling programs and the use of alternative fuels. Companies that sign up with GREENandSAVE to retrofit with energy efficient lighting have the opportunity to appear as a partner on her eco dream team race car.
Münter started racing cars in 2001 and in 2004 she gained the attention of the racing world when she qualified 4th and finished 7th at Texas Motor Speedway in the ROMCO Super Late Model Series. Texas would turn out to be one of Münter's favorite tracks. She returned to Texas Motor Speedway in 2006 and set a new record when she finished 4th, the highest finish for a female driver in the history of the racetrack.
In fall 2008, Leilani became the first Ambassador for the National Wildlife Federation and landed a national ad campaign as a Lucky Jeans model with the motto," Race car driver Leilani Münter, saving rainforests one race at a time." Her racing accomplishments and environmental activism have landed her on the pages of Italian Vogue, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Sports Illustrated and USA Today. Leilani is an accomplished public speaker from environmental conferences to Capitol Hill. She is also a published writer, currently contributing to the green section of the Huffington Post, rated the most influential blog in the world by the Guardian and topping Time Magazine's blog index. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information visit www.leilanimunter.com and her eco site www.carbonfreegirl.com.
