Energy Efficiency and Lighting

This helps save the homeowner money in electrical use. No matter, it just depends on your individual needs and preferences. Nonetheless, most activities require lighting in the dark when the sun sets. House cleaning, computer typing, note taking all need light at night. So does many other everyday living tasks. No matter what kind of light bulb you had to have in your lighting fixture, there was an easy selection to match. A 60-watt bulb is often the most commonly used light bulb in every home. Unfortunately, wattage and energy use rise rapidly.

Incandescent bulb alternatives include either fluorescent lamps or L.E.D. (light emitting diode) bulbs. These particular types of illumination use less of the energy and reduce the cost of running lights in your home.

A fluorescent bulb equivalent to a 60-watt incandescent bulb uses only 13-15 watts of energy. This benefit alone saves you money each and every month in energy usage costs. With ease, you can replace those 60 watt daylight incandescent bulbs in your bathroom vanity light with 13 or 15 watt fluorescent daylight bulbs and have the same brightness.

In addition to fluorescent bulbs, L.E.D. (light emitting diode) lamps save even more energy. However, brightness output continues to evolve.