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General
Lighting Tips >> Energy Savings & Efficiency
 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 |
10,000
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.
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