DID YOU KNOW?
With the help of Energy Star®, Americans saved enough energy in 2006 alone to avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 25 million cars - all while saving $14 billion on their utility bills.
If every home in America changed just one incandescent bulb to CFL, we'd save enough energy to light seven million homes and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equal to that of one million cars.
CFLs – Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
The ordinary incandescent light bulb remains the most popular form of home lighting because it is so affordable. But it is also very inefficient, with 95 percent of the electric current being converted into heat, not light. A 20-watt compact fluorescent light (CFL) provides as much light as a 100-watt incandescent bulb and lasts about 8 times longer. Though a CFL will cost approximately 10 times more to buy than an incandescent bulb, over its average life of about 5 years it will use roughly a quarter of the power and save more than 1,400 pounds in greenhouse gases.
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