Dad Was Right About Those Lights
It seems simple, but turning off lights when you leave the room can save a lot of energy. Also get 30+ Ways to Save Money by Going Green.
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By The Daily Green Staff
Who didn't hear it from their dad — turn off the lights when you leave the room.
Well, Dad may have been dead wrong about everything else (or so we'd like to think), but he was right about lights.
By now you've probably heard that lighting is responsible for about 11 percent of a home's energy bills. And you've probably heard that a compact fluorescent bulb uses about 75 percent less electricity than an incandescent.
No bulb saves energy like one that's turned off, however. So flip the switch. You don't have to tell Dad he was right.
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