If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR, we would save enough energy to light more than 2.5 million homes for a year and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of nearly 800,000 cars.
ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs:
* Use at least 2/3 less energy than standard incandescent bulbs to provide the same amount of light, and last up to 10 times longer.
* Save $30 or more in energy costs over each bulb’s lifetime
* Generate 70 percent less heat, so they’re safer to operate and can cut energy costs associated with home cooling.
* In addition to other quality requirements, must turn on instantly, produce no sound, and fall within a warm color range or be otherwise labeled as providing cooler color tones.
* Are available in different sizes and shapes to fit in almost any fixture, for indoors and outdoors.
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