Tips To Save Energy With Days Growing Shorter.

With winter, comes shorter days, and that means longer use of light bulbs. As the sun sets earlier and earlier each day, we have to keep our lights on longer and longer. Here are some tips to save some energy, with smart light use. Start by replacing your light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs are inefficient, 90% of the energy used goes toward heat. With CFLs your save 75% of the energy, and the life time of one CFL is equal to 13 incandescent bulbs.
Now with your new bulbs try some lighting controls. Photocells turn on lights when the sun goes down, and turns them back off when the sun comes up. Also try occupancy sensors. They turn on the lights when you enter a room, and turn them back off when you exit. These types of sensors are most frequently used in storerooms and closets. Dimmers are a great way to save energy buy only using as much lights as you need, they can also increase the life of incandescent bulbs.
After acquiring all your new gear, try getting the most out of the light you already have. Clean light fixtures regularly so the light does not have to shine through all that dust. Also just cleaning or repainting walls to a lighter color can allow more light to reflect off the walls, and make the room seem brighter.