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Save energy and money with Energy Efficient Lighting

By Brian Paterson

You can literally light your path to energy savings by following a few simple tips for more efficient home lighting.

Improvements to your home’s lighting is one of the easiest ways to reduce your monthly energy bills. Lighting improvements can take a big bite out of your home energy bills since the average household dedicates 11% of its energy budget to lighting.

Up to date lighting technologies can reduce lighting energy use in your home by 50% to 75%. In addition, a homeowner can save money and energy through lighting both inside and outside of the home.

Here are a few cost reducing indoor lighting tips.

First, simply replace your old school incandescent light bulbs with new Energy Star qualified Compact Fluorescent bulbs (CFL’s). They are available in sizes and shapes to fit in almost any fixture, and can save you about $30 or more in Electricity costs over each bulb’s lifetime.

In addition, these CFL’s produce about 75% less heat. That helps you reduce your home cooling costs in the summer.

Compact Fluorescent bulbs yield the greatest savings when lights are on for a long time each day such as the family and living room, kitchen, dining room, or bedroom.

Update your table, desk and floor lamps, and make sure your hard wired lighting on the porch or in the bathroom are ENERGY STAR qualified also. For more information on ENERGY STAR go to www.energystar.gov.

ENERGY STAR is a government-backed symbol for energy efficient products and practices that helps homeowners save both energy and money

Also install controls such as timers and photo cells. They Save Electricity by turning lights off when not in use. In addition, dimmers help save electricity because they allow lights to be reduced to lower light levels.

Of course not all tips are hardware oriented. Mother nature can also help reduce your home’s lighting bills too. Simply take advantage of daylight by using light-colored, loose-weave curtains on your windows to allow daylight to penetrate the room. Voila! You will enjoy nature’s natural lighting while saving money at the same time!

 Here are a few cost reducing outdoor lighting tips.

Most outdoor lighting is used for either decoration and security. Use ENERGY STAR LED (light emitting diodes)products when lighting pathway lights, or step lights. Make sure your porch, garage, or flood lights are fitted with CFL bulbs.

New Buffalo Impact is a participating Home Performance with ENERGY STAR contractor and help homeowners reduce their home’s energy consumption.

New Buffalo Impact is a non profit company that not only conducts a comprehensive home Energy Audit, but also performs the necessary home energy improvement work including insulation, air sealing, windows and doors, furnaces, air conditioners and the purchase and installation of Energy Efficiency appliances. NBI also works with homeowners to identify, and use, various financial assistance programs

  

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About the Author

Paterson’s company, New Buffalo Impact, conducts a comprehensive WholeHouse Energy Audit and performs the necessary home energy improvement work including all weatherization projects.NBI works with home owners to identify, and use, various financial assistance programs.  More information on New Buffalo Impact is available online at www.newbuffaloimpact.com. 

For more details go to www.newbuffaloimpact.com, or contact NBI at inquiry@newbuffaloimpact.com. Interested individuals can also call (716) 881-1477.

 

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