Green Light

According to the Department of Energy, as a nation we spend about one-quarter of our electricity budget on lighting, or more than $37 billion annually.

Switch to compact fluorescent (CFL) from regular incandescent bulbs and use 60 percent less energy per bulb and save 300 pounds of C02 a year.

CFL last from 8-10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, use about 75% less energy, and produce 90% less heat while delivering more light per Watt. For example, a 25 Watt CFL provides about 1800 lumens, compared to 1750 lumens from a 100 Watt incandescent lamp.

One 20 Watt CFL (replaces a 75 W incandescent bulb) will save you $66 over the life of the bulb (based on $.12 KWH). Replace one 100 Watt incandescent bulb with a 25 Watt CFL and save a whopping $74 dollars over the life of the bulb.