Understanding How Lighting Affects Home Efficiency

Walking into a room and flipping on the light is second nature for those of us still living on the grid. Unless you were involved with the building of your home, however, it’s unlikely that you had a say in the types and arrangement of lighting fixtures that were included.

Your home’s lighting can have a big impact on both how much energy you use, and how comfortable or cozy your home feels. Understanding the differences between the many choices in lighting will help to lower your energy bills by empowering you to find the lowest cost lighting options, while at the same time giving you the knowledge to pick the lighting most appropriate for your illumination needs.

If you don’t know your lumen from your light bulbs, this infographic will explain everything you need to know about home lighting…enjoy!

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Val M.

3:02AM PDT on May 13, 2013

Thanks

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paul m.

4:49AM PST on Jan 9, 2013

Thanks....

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Robert B.

8:48AM PST on Jan 5, 2013

Good info. Nice chart. I've been replacing all of my old bulbs with LEDs. I buy a new LED every couple of months. I've been getting them for around $10.00. Unfortunately 3 of my motion sensor switches will only work with the old bulbs. Someday I'll replace those too.

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Michele W.

6:55AM PST on Jan 5, 2013

Thank you

Donald M.

6:49AM PST on Jan 5, 2013

Fred K, Very well said, and VERY accurate. LED"s are the way to go, but their cost has a long way to go in coming down before the masses switch over.

6:44AM PST on Jan 5, 2013

I only use the spiral CFL's where there's no dimmer switch involved because those bulbs DO NOT work with dimmers, and that includes the CFL's where the packages are marked 'DIMMABLE'.

Danuta W.

1:53AM PST on Jan 5, 2013

thanks for the info

Aditya n.

12:37PM PST on Jan 4, 2013

thanks)