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Between 5 percent and 10 percent of your home’s monthly energy bill goes toward lighting. You can reduce that spending by switching from incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs.
Good for You
CFLs provide the same amount of light as standard incandescent bulbs, but use fewer watts of energy and produce less heat. They are four times more efficient and last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs. So you’ll purchase fewer bulbs and use less energy. How much less? Over its lifetime, a single CFL could save you about $30 in energy-bill savings. Imagine how that will add up when you change more than one bulb.
Good for the Environment
In addition to the cost-saving benefits, using CFLs where appropriate is better for the environment. Each CFL prevents more than 450 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions over its lifetime. That's the equivalent of saving more than 210 pounds of coal from being burned. And if every American home replaced their five most frequently used lights, or the bulbs in them, with ones that have earned the ENERGY STAR®, we would prevent the greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions from more than 8 million cars.
When to Choose a CFL
Compact fluorescents work best in fixtures that will be used consistently for four or more hours per day. They work both indoors and outdoors and can be purchased where most other light bulbs are sold. CFLs do contain a very small amount of mercury sealed within the glass tubing, therefore used CFLs should be disposed of properly. Click here to learn more.
Change a light, Change the world. Let us help you get started!
JEA is working with local stores to help you make the switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). Look for the JEA ENERGY STAR® display at participating retailer locations to find CFL Tip Cards and a rebate coupon worth $1.50 off the purchase of up to six ENERGY STAR CFL products.
How to Qualify for the Rebate?
It’s easy. Be a JEA customer. Pick up a coupon at a participating retailer. Fill out the coupon and return as directed.
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