The average Canadian home has 30 light fixtures that consume nearly $200 worth of electricity every year.
Energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) use only 25 per cent of the energy of standard incandescent bulbs, but produce the same high-quality light as a typical 60-watt incandescent bulb. Replacing just five incandescent bulbs with CFLs in high-use areas of your home can save up to $30 a year, depending on the location and amount of time used.
CFLs last up to 10 times longer than regular bulbs. If every household in Canada replaced just one standard bulb with an ENERGY STAR™ qualified CFL, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would be equivalent to taking approximately 66,000 cars off the road.
CFLs are available at most home-improvement and hardware stores and some grocery and department stores.