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Dim and Dimmer

The average household spends ten to fifteen percent of its annual electricity bill on lighting.

Install dimmer switches where dimmed lighting makes sense, like the dining room and hallways. Any lightbulb dimmed by 25 percent (including incandescents) will use roughly 20 percent less energy. Dimming one 75-watt incandescent by 25 percent for only 4 hours a day will save you 30 pounds of carbon over the course of the year. Start dimming around the house and watch the savings add up!

Save even more money with dimmable CFLs, which last up to ten times longer and use 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs.

© The Green Guide, 2008

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