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 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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