Did you know?

• Installing one dimmer in every US home in place of a standard light switch would
  • Save $230 million in electricity per year
  • Reduce CO2 by 4.3 billion pounds per year
  • Be equivalent to taking 370,000 cars off the road
• A 1500 hour incandescent bulb will last nearly ten years when dimmed 33% and used 3 hours per day. That’s longer than the average American keeps a home. (Never change a bulb!)
• Lighting accounts for about 20% of an average home’s electricity bill.
• Lighting accounts for 44% of electricity used office buildings.
• Lighting accounts for 56% of annual electricity use in education buildings.
• Dimming your lights 25% saves 20% in energy.
• Incandescent bulbs last 20 times longer if dimmed by 50%