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Did you know …
1. Only 10 percent of the energy incandescent light bulbs use is turned into light. The other 90 percent is given off as heat.
2. CFLs and LED bulbs use 75 to 80 percent less energy than traditional light bulbs — and last decades longer.
3. A 100-watt incandescent light bulb gives off so much heat that it was the original heat source in Easy-Bake Ovens.
4. If every U.S. home replaced one incandescent bulb with a CFL, it would be the carbon equivalent of taking 7.5 million cars off the road.
5. Switching the five most frequently used lights in your home from incandescent bulbs to CFLs or LED bulbs can save about $65 per year on your electricity bill.
Find out if a lighting upgrade is right for your home or organization — and see how much money and carbon you’d save — with NGE’s lighting guide.
– Compiled by Anne Kenslea.
Anne Kenslea is such an inspiration to women in science!!! #notrelated