Interior Lighting Tips
+Enhancing
lighting efficiency is one of the easiest ways to lower energy
bills. Just try switching to compact fluorescent lighting indoors
and outside. It’s almost four times as efficient as incandescent
and lasts 12 times longer.
+Don’t
light an entire room when task lighting will do.
+Adjust
lighting levels to your needs with three-way lamps.
+Use
4-foot fluorescent fixtures with reflective backing and electronic
ballasts in workroom, garage and laundry areas.
+Use
natural light by placing work areas near windows.
+Replace
halogen torchieres with compact fluorescent ones. They use less
energy and are safer.
+Turn
off the lights when you are not in a room.
+Install
occupancy sensors, so lights go off automatically in unoccupied
rooms.
Exterior
Lighting Tips
+Use
outdoor lights with a timer or photocell so they turn off automatically
in daylight.
+Turn
off decorative gas lamps. Eight gas lamps burning year-round use
as much natural gas as it takes to heat an average-size home during
the winter.
+Choose
long-lasting compact fluorescent bulbs for exterior lighting.
+Install
motion sensitive lighting. You’ll return to a well-lighted house
and prowlers will stay away.
+Purchase
solar-powered security lights. You won’t have to get permits for
underground installations.
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