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Energy Saving Tips
Lighting
Making
improvements to your lighting is one of the fastest ways
to cut your energy bills. An average household dedicates
11% of its energy budget to lighting. Using new lighting
technologies can reduce lighting energy use in your home
by 50% to 75%. Advances in lighting controls offer
further energy savings by reducing the amount of time
lights are on but not being used.
Indoor
Lighting
Use tube
fluorescent and energy efficient compact fluorescent
lights (CFLs) in fixtures throughout your home to
provide high-quality and high-efficiency lighting.
Fluorescent lamps are much more efficient than
incandescent (standard) bulbs and last about 4 to 10
times longer.
Today's CFLs
offer brightness and color rendition that is comparable
to incandescent lights. Although fluorescent and compact
fluorescent lamps cost a bit more than incandescent
bulbs, they pay for themselves by saving energy over
their lifetime. CFL fixtures are now available that
feature dimmers and operate much like incandescent
fixtures.
Indoor
Lighting Tips
Look for
the ENERGY STAR label when purchasing these
products.
Turn off
the lights in any room you're not using, or consider
installing timers, photo cells, or occupancy sensors
to reduce the amount of time your lights are on.
Use task
lighting; instead of brightly lighting an entire
room, focus the light where you need it. For
example, use fluorescent under-cabinet lighting for
kitchen sinks and countertops under cabinets.
Consider
three-way lamps; they make it easier to keep
lighting levels low when brighter light is not
necessary.
Use
4-foot fluorescent fixtures with reflective backing
and electronic ballasts for your workroom, garage,
and laundry areas.
Consider
using 4-watt minifluorescent or electro-luminescent
night lights. Both lights are much more efficient
than their incandescent counterparts. The
luminescent lights are cool to the touch.
Use CFLs
in all the portable table and floor lamps in your
home. Consider carefully the size and fit of these
systems when you select them. Some home fixtures may
not accommodate some of the larger CFLs.
Recessed
downlights (also called recessed cans) are now
available that are rated for contact with insulation
(IC rated), are designed specifically for pin-based
CFLs, and can be used in retrofits or new
construction.
Take
advantage of daylight by using light-colored,
loose-weave curtains on your windows to allow
daylight to penetrate the room while preserving
privacy. Also, decorate with lighter colors that
reflect daylight.
If you
have torchiere fixtures with halogen lamps, consider
replacing them with compact fluorescent torchieres.
Compact fluorescent torchieres use 60% to 80% less
energy, can produce more light (lumens), and do not
get as hot as the halogen torchieres. Halogen
torchieres are a fire risk because of the high
temperature of the halogen bulb.
Outdoor
Lighting
Many
homeowners use outdoor lighting for decoration and
security. When shopping for outdoor lights, you will
find a variety of products, from low-voltage pathway
lighting to motion-detector floodlights. Some stores
also carry lights powered by small photovoltaic (PV)
modules that convert sunlight directly into electricity;
consider PV-powered lights for areas that are not close
to an existing power supply line.
Outdoor
Lighting Tips
Use
outdoor lights with a photocell unit or a motion
sensor so they will turn on only at night or when
someone is present. A combined photocell and motion
sensor will increase your energy savings even more.
Turn off
decorative outdoor natural gas lamps; just eight
such lamps burning year-round use as much natural
gas as it takes to heat an average-size home during
an entire winter.
Exterior
lighting is one of the best places to use CFLs
because of their long life. If you live in a cold
climate, be sure to buy a lamp with a cold weather
ballast since standard CFLs may not work well below
40°F.
Also
consider high-intensity discharge (also called HID)
or low-pressure sodium lights.
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