Energy Efficient Lighting

As one of the easiest areas to save energy and money, conserving lighting energy is literally an on/off proposition. From energy saving tips to special light bulbs and lamps, there are a wide variety of recommendations to make your home more energy efficient.

-Switching to Energy Efficient Lighting
Lighting comprises about 11% of your home’s energy bill. We recommend changing your old incandescent bulbs to ENERGY STAR certified Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL) and/or Light-Emitting Diodes (LED). When selecting your ENERGY STAR bulbs, you’ll choose from brightness, color shade and dimmable options, similar to incandescent bulbs.

CFL bulbs work best for open fixtures that allow airflow, such as table and floor lamps, hanging lamps, wall sconces and outdoor fixtures. They provide the greatest savings when used in fixtures turned on for more than 15 minutes at a time.

By making this switch, you’ll experience the following benefits:

-Use about 75% less energy. While producing the same amount of light, each bulb saves you about $6 per year in electricity costs, or more than $40 over the lifetime of the bulb. Plus, each bulb pays for itself in about six months. Use ENERGY STAR bulbs with light fixtures you leave on the longest.
-Produce 75% less heat. Less heat makes ENERGY STAR CFL or LED bulbs safer to operate and reduces the amount of energy needed to cool your home in the summer.
-Last 6 to 25 times longer than incandescent bulbs. Nice for those hard-to-reach fixtures!

These are simple tips that anyone can do. But it's only a start of making your home more energy efficient. Contact Home Solutions Depot for a full home energy audit.

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