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Lighting Energy Savers

It is estimated that about 20 percent of all the electricity used in the U.S. goes into lighting. Although lighting your home probably doesn’t account for 20 percent of your energy dollars, it still provides a very large area to implement cost--cutting energy measures.

For example:

Long-life incandescent light bulbs are actually less energy efficient than regular ones.
Dust on a light bulb can reduce the light it gives off by 10 percent and make it seem
A white wall reflects 80 percent of the light that hits it; a black one just 10 percent.
Opening curtains during the day will save lighting energy. Direct sunlight is 100 times
Switch to compact fluorescent bulbs. They combine the versatility of regular
If you replace an incandescent bulb with a compact fluorescent, you’ll save the
Compact fluorescent light isn’t like the cool, greenish-white light you’re used to seeing
Compact fluorescents are expensive, costing $15 to $25 per bulb. But they use so
Install compact fluorescents in lights that you leave on more than two hours a day.

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