Look for the ENERGY STAR® Label:
ENERGY STAR is a government-backed program that helps consumers identify products that will save energy and money. There are more than 50 SYLVANIA CFL products that carry the ENERGY STAR label.
Change a Light:
Lighting accounts for more than 15% of the electricity used in a home, so you’ll see an immediate difference in your energy bill by changing incandescent lamps to the more energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).
The standard incandescent bulbs currently your home have changed very little from Thomas Edison's first light bulb in 1879. Only 10 percent of the energy used by these standard bulbs contribute to light; the other 90 percent is wasted as heat.
ENERGY STAR® -qualified compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) use 75% less energy than an incandescent lighbulb, so they save you money. And CFLs last up to 10 times longer!
If you’ve never tried a CFL before, you might start by replacing lights that you don’t use directly every day, such as in a fixture you might leave on at night in your house, or in hard-to-reach areas to avoid excess replacements. Not climbing a ladder to replace a lightbulb is a great incentive to try a new technology!
Try Automatic Timers:
Putting light fixtures on timers eliminates the possibility of leaving lights on when you don’t need them.