| Enlightening
Comparisons
Here’s a
simple comparison for two types of bulbs giving off the same
amount of light and burning for four hours per day for three years
(4,380 hours). You’ll go through six incandescent bulbs
during this period, while the compact fluorescent will still have
another 3.8 years of life left.
INCANDESCENT
vs. COMPACT FLUORESCENT BULB
|
Bulb
Type |
100W
Incandescent |
23W
Compact Fluorescent |
| Purchase Price |
$0.75 |
$11.00 |
| Life of the Bulb |
750 hours |
10,000 hours |
| Number of Hours Burned per Day |
4 hours |
4 hours |
| Number of Bulbs Needed |
about 6 over 3 years |
1 over 6.8 years |
| Total Cost of Bulbs |
$4.50 |
$11.00 |
| Lumens |
1,690 |
1,500 |
| Total Cost of Electricity (8
cents/kilowatt-hour) |
$35.04 |
$8.06 |
| Your Total Cost over 3 years |
$39.54 |
$19.06 |
|
Total
Savings over three years with the Compact Fluorescent: $20.50
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Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information
Administration
It’s
A Fact
If every household in the U.S. switched to Energy Star light
fixtures, we could save 70 billion kilowatt-hours and prevent 100
billion pounds of CO2 per year -- equivalent to removing 10
million cars from the road!
 Energy
Consciousness Tips
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Let “Mother
Nature” light your home. Sunlight is brighter than a
multitude of light bulbs, and it’s free. |
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Don’t like
coming home to a dark house? Instead of leaving lights on, put
timers on a few of the lights in your home, or install motion
detectors on exterior flood lights to improve your home
security. After you get inside, the sensor will “remember”
to turn the lights off. |
| ENLIGHTENING
WARNING!
Halogen torchiere
lamps have grown in popularity. Although relatively
inexpensive to purchase, they are expensive to operate and
very inefficient. The halogen bulbs in these lamps operate at
temperatures much hotter than regular bulbs and can CAUSE
FIRES, warns the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC). Consider a safe Energy Star torchiere. |
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