Lighting
For a typical Clark County home with electric heat, we estimate that about 6 percent of the electric bill is for lighting. While that may not sound like much, this is a really easy way to reduce energy use and save a few dollars.
As the demand for and cost of generating electricity has risen over the years, utility companies and governmental agencies began promoting more efficient ways of generating light. A compact fluorescent bulb generates equivalent light output to an incandescent bulb using only one-quarter to one-third the amount of electricity.
The Energy Star program, a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, says that if the five most frequently used light fixtures or bulbs in each American home were changed to compact fluorescent bulbs, energy costs would drop by at least $6.5 billion a year. That's a savings of about $60 per household. In addition, the energy savings would prevent greenhouse gases equal to the emissions from more than 8 million cars.
The five most frequently used light fixtures in most homes are the kitchen ceiling lights, table and floor lamps in the living and family rooms, and the outdoor porch light.
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