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You're Positively Incandescent (Maybe That Should Be Fluorescent)

Most homes use incandescent lights, even though fluorescent bulbs are more efficient. Although lighting plays a minor role in the size of your monthly electric bill, replacing a 750-hour, 100-watt standard light bulb with a compact fluorescent of 27 watts can still save you enough money for dinner and a movie over the life of the bulb. Here are some easy ways to realize savings on lighting:

  • Use compact fluorescent light bulbs whenever possible. They last 10 times longer than regular light bulbs and usually fit in the same sockets.
  • Install high-efficiency lamps in all outdoor fixtures. They use less electricity and last longer than standard bulbs.
  • Always keep fixtures clean for maximum light, use low-wattage bulbs where you can, and turn lights off when they are not in use.
  • Install and use solid-state dimmer switches with incandescent lighting. Fluorescent lights should not be used with dimmer switches.



If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.
Learn more about compact fluorescent light bulbs by clicking the link below.

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFL's)


For More Information Contact:

Mayfield Electric & Water Systems
301 East Broadway, Mayfield, KY 42066
Tel: 270-247-4661
FAX: 270-247-0550
Internet: jcre@mayfieldews.com

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