Lighting

Lighting accounts for up to 15 percent of your home's energy use every month. Today's technology can help you cut your lighting cost by three- fourths! The most efficient source for most home lighting needs is fluorescent, either as tubular bulbs or compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).

Fluorescents are more efficient than standard incandescent bulbs, which convert most of the energy they use to heat instead of light. They also last up to ten times longer than incandescents. For a quick estimate of the dollars you can save by swithing to fluoresent bulbs, click on this handy Calculator:

Fluorescent lighting has changed dramatically in the last few years. Today’s fluorescents have greatly improved color quality. And the annoying flicker and hum has been eliminated from fluorescents that use electronic ballasts