Increasing your lighting efficiency is one of the fastest ways to decrease your energy bills. Lighting accounts for approximately 10% of you home energy usage.
Use LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamps in fixtures throughout your home to provide high-quality and high-efficiency lighting. LED lamps use a fraction of the energy used by incandescent bulbs and last 15 to 20 times longer.
Although LED bulbs are more expensive than incandescent bulbs, they pay for themselves by saving energy over their lifetime. Look for the ENERGY STAR ® label when purchasing these products.
Many homeowners use outdoor lighting for decoration and security. When shopping for energy saving outdoor lights, you will find a variety of products, from low-voltage pathway lighting to LED motion detector floodlights. Some stores also carry lights powered by small photovoltaic (PV) modules that convert sunlight directly into electricity; consider PV-powered lights for areas that are not close to an existing power supply line.