• If every American home replaced their 5 most frequently used lights or the bulbs in them with ones that have earned the ENERGY STAR, we would save about $6.5 billion each year in energy costs, and together we’d prevent the greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions from more than 8 million cars.


• By replacing your home’s five most frequently used light fixtures or the bulbs in them with ENERGY STAR qualified models, you can save about $60 each year.


• By replacing the five most frequently used light bulbs in your home with ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs, you can save about $35 each year in energy costs.


• Lighting accounts for 20 percent of the average home’s electric bill.


• The average home has approximately 30 light fixtures.


• ENERGY STAR qualified bulbs and fixtures produce about 70% less heat, so they’re safer to operate and can cut energy costs associated with home cooling.


• ENERGY STAR qualified bulbs and fixtures use at least 2/3 less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer.


• ENERGY STAR qualified ceiling fans with lights are about 50% more efficient than conventional fan / light units, saving you $15 per year on your electric bill.


• An ENERGY STAR qualified CFL can save an average of $30 or more in electricity costs over its lifetime.


• Every light changed is a step in the right direction to preserve energy resources and our environment for this generation and the next. Just think, if we changed a bulb for every child in America, this would prevent more than 30 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions and save enough energy to light more than 15million homes for an entire year.


• An ENERGY STAR qualified CFL prevents more than 450 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions over its lifetime, the equivalent of saving more than 210 pounds of coal from being burned.