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LIGHTING CHOICES
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You can "change the world" by changing a light bulb.
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Lighting accounts for 25 percent of an average home's electricity bill. Changing a single 75 watt light to a more energy efficient, 20-watt Energy Star bulb or fixture can save your family as much as $60 a year in energy costs. And when you cut your home energy use, you reduce pollution from power plants that make electricity. That's why replacing that bulb for a more efficient one can be as good for the environment as not driving your car for more than two weeks.

Typically, the five most used lights in a home are found in the kitchen ceiling, in living room table and floor lamps, in the bathroom, and outdoors on a porch or post. Learn more about ways you can save money while making your home brighter and more comfortable.

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More information about outdoor lighting ordinances Publication RP-33-99 from the Illuminating Society of North America
www.iesna.org

International Dark Sky Association
www.darksky.org

California Energy Commission's Website
www.energy.ca.gov/
efficiency/lighting/
outdoor_reduction.html

In addition the National Electrical Manufacturer's Association (NEMA) has a white paper on outdoor lighting code issues
www.nema.org

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