Cradle of Aviation Museum Earns more than $100,000 for being Energy Efficient

(UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Dec. 5, 2023) PSEG Long Island applauds the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City for making a commitment to the environment with a project estimated to reduce the museum’s energy usage by more than 400,000-kilowatt hours per year. That translates to approximately $70,000 per year in energy costs. 

The museum earned $115,696 in energy efficiency rebates from PSEG Long Island for installing more than 800 new LED lighting fixtures and LED lightbulbs in the main galleries of the aerospace museum. 

“PSEG Long Island commends the Cradle of Aviation Museum for replacing its lighting throughout the museum with energy efficient LEDs,” said  “By making this significant upgrade, we were able to provide the museum with a significant rebate, and the exhibits look great with the new lighting.” 

- Michael Voltz, Director of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, PSEG Long Island.

"We are immensely grateful to the PSEG Long Island Energy Efficiency program for its invaluable support in enabling the Cradle of Aviation Museum to transition from outdated tungsten lighting to energy efficient LED lights,” said Jennifer Baxmeyer, executive director, Cradle of Aviation Museum. “The new lighting not only enhances the visual clarity of our exhibits, it also significantly improves our preservation of artifacts and reduces our carbon footprint."

For more information on PSEG Long Island’s available residential and commercial rebates and incentives, as well as energy saving tips, please visit www.psegliny.com/saveenergyandmoney.

Photo caption: Pictured from left to right are: Chris Chaffee, Brittany Degel, Walter Hoefer and Michael Voltz of PSEG Long Island, and Andrew Parton and Jennifer Baxmeyer of the Cradle of Aviation Museum.

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PSEG Long Island
PSEG Long Island operates the Long Island Power Authority’s transmission and distribution system under a long-term contract.  PSEG Long Island is a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) (NYSE:PEG), a publicly traded diversified energy company.