| You can now also buy low energy light fittings which will only take low energy lightbulbs. These use a ballast or transformer fitted into the base of the light fitting. It controls the supply of electricity to the bulb, allowing for a small surge of power for a millisecond to light the bulb and then reducing the electricity flow to a very low level. |
| Low energy fittings require a pin based energy saving bulb. This is a different fitting to a conventional bulb but will ensure that the bulbs you buy in future will always save energy, money and the environment. |
| The savings |
| Energy saving light bulbs are around 10 times longer than ordinary lightbulbs and can save you up to £7 per year in electricity (and 26 kilograms of CO2 ) or £60 over the bulbs lifetime. |
| If everyone installed just one energy saving light bulb the CO2 emissions saved would fill more than 1 million double decker buses. And if each house installed three energy saving bulbs, it would save enough energy to run the country's street lights for a year. |
| Other energy saving ideas |
| Always remember to turn the lights off when you leave the room. A 100W light bulb if left on for 1/2 hour creates enough CO2 to fill a party balloon. In the UK we waste £140 million a year by leaving our lights switched on unnecessarily. This causes 900,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions, enough to fill 180,000 hot air balloons. |
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| Did you know that you should recycle your used energy saving light bulbs? |
| Please view our guide by clicking here. |
Energy Saving Guide
