Lights.com—Energy Star Lighting
Energy Star lighting allows you save yourself energy, money and time buying and changing lights in your home. As soon as you replace a light bulb or fixture in your home with one that is qualified as Energy Star lighting, you are contributing to a cleaner environment. Energy Star is encouraging every American to change out the 5 fixtures they use most at home to Energy Star lighting in order to save themselves more than $60 every year in energy costs.
Lighting that earn a Energy Star prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Energy (DOE). This type of qualified lighting uses 2/3 less energy and lasts 6-10 times longer than normal lighting. When you save energy, you save on money and protect the environment.
Fluorescent Energy Star Lighting
If every household in the U.S. replaced one light bulb with an energy star qualified compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), it would prevent enough pollution that is equivalent to removing one million cars from the road. CFLs provide high-quality light and require less while lasting longer than typical incandescent bulbs.
CFLs that qualify as energy star lighting use 66% less energy than a standard incandescent bulb and last up to 10 times longer. These bulbs also operate at less than 100F. They are safer than typical halogen bulbs, which are frequently used in floor lamps or torchieres that burn at 1,000F. CFLs are cool to the touch.
