Energy Savings & Efficiency
Lighting uses 12
to 15 percent of the electricity consumed in a home. Suggested ways to
economize on electricity bills with lighting are:
- Turn lights
off when you don't need them.
- Use dimmers
to save energy.
- Use photoelectric
cells or timers to turn outdoor lighting on and off automatically.
- Use the more
efficient reflector bulbs, especially for task and accent lighting.
(Example: a 50W "R" bulb can put as much light on an object as a 100W "A" bulb.)
- Use energy-saving
fluorescents wherever possible. They give more lumens-per-watt (more
light from the electricity consumed) than incandescents. New compact
fluorescents produce light that is similar in color to that of incandescents,
making them an excellent choice for residential use. They are now available
in styles that can accommodate a wide variety of decorative and functional
fixtures.
Here are some energy-saving
examples
Incadescent
Wattage
|
Fluorescent
Replacement(1)
|
Rated
Fluorescent
Life
|
Yearly
Savings(2)
|
2-60W
|
1-20W
Straight Tubes
|
9,000
Hours
|
$21.17
|
1-100W
|
2-20W
Straight Tubes
|
9,000
Hours
|
$11.96
|
2-75W
|
1-40W
Straight Tubes
|
20,000
Hours
|
$23.21
|
2-60W
|
1-32W
Circle Tube
|
12,000
Hours
|
$18.57
|
3-60W
|
1-32W+1-40W
Circle Tubes
|
12,000
Hours
|
$22.08
|
2-100W
|
2-40W
U-Tubes
|
12,000
Hours
|
$24.53
|
1-60W
|
1-13W
Compact Twins
|
12,000
Hours
|
$10.01
|
1-100W
|
2-13W
Compact Twins
|
10,000
Hours
|
$15.34
|
1-75W
|
1-18W
Compact Quad
|
10,000
Hours
|
$12.09
|
1-60W
|
1-15W
Compact Screw-In
|
9,000
Hours
|
$9.53
|
(1) Includes allowance
for ballast wattage.
(2) Calculated @ .10 per KWH based on use of 6 hours perday, 365 days per year.
|