Change a Light - Just as Bright # of Bulbs 5678910 First-year savings: You would use eight incandescent bulbs for each fluorescent 60 watts75 watts100 watts150 watts
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Save money and prevent pollution with fluorescent and higher-efficiency lighting. Regular incandescent bulbs are inefficient, converting only 10% of the electricity used into light. The other 90% is wasted as heat.

Compact fluorescent bulbs

• Direct replacement for incandescents.
• Provide more lumens per watt.
• Three times more efficient than incandescents.
• Lumens per watt comparison.
• Get "cash back" for compact fluorescent bulbs.

• Produce natural-looking, high-quality light.
• Equal or more light than 300-watt halogen torchieres.
• Use about one-sixth the electricity.
• ENERGY STAR® label means the lamp is energy efficient, reliable and safe.
• Get "cash back" for compact fluorescent torchieres.

Outdoor nighttime safety improves with good lighting

• Replace incandescent lights with compact fluorescents wherever practical.
• Use photo-eye controls to turn lights on at dusk and off at dawn.
• Choose motion detection sensors to provide light only when needed.
• Compare outdoor lighting costs.
• Be a good neighbor. Avoid light trespass and offensive glare by choosing fixtures that don't show exposed bulbs.

Energy-saving lighting tips

• Replace most-used incandescent bulbs and fixtures with fluorescents. You'll save two-thirds of lighting costs.
• Turn lights off when not in use.
• Use photo-eyes and timers rather than leaving lights on.
• Recycle energy-efficient lightbulbs.

For more information
The Power of Working Together [PDF - 429 KB]
Holiday lighting tips
Lighting brochure [PDF - 357 KB]
Track your carbon footprint at CO2gether.org

Or call the MGE Home Energy Line at (608) 252-7117.

Related links
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs FAQ (includes broken CFL clean up)
Good Neighbor Lighting
Madison Police Department Crime Prevention Unit
Fluorescent Lights Safety Facts [PDF - 111 KB]
Sensible Shoreland Lighting [PDF - 361 KB]
The GlareBuster
RAB Electric Manufacturing, Inc.