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LEDs cut energy costs by using less watts to produce the same amount of light as other light sources.

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The Lighting Facts label helps consumers select light bulbs based on brightness, energy cost, lifetime, color, and energy use.

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Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings

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Fact sheet defining a grid-interactive efficient building and its benefits.

Lighting Principles and Terms

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A website explaining basic lighting principles and terms & how they are applied to the home.

A website explaining the basics of LED lightning, their lifespan, their use in general lighting applications, the amount of heat produced, and why you should choose ENERGY STAR certified LED products for your home.

Choose A Light Guide

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A simple three-step guide for homeowners who are looking to replace existing light bulbs with more energy-efficient, higher-performing bulbs.

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) Frequently Asked Questions

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A FAQ explaining the purpose of the Energy Independence and Security Act, a law which sets energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs.

Light Bulbs

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A website explaining why homeowners should install ENERGY STAR certified lightbulbs, which helps to save homeowners on utility bills and protect the environment.

Incandescent lights such as these are a wasteful consumer of generator or battery energy, producing much more unwanted heat than light

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Tips to Eliminate Energy Waste

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Webpage describing methods to save energy at home, including turning down your water heater set point, scheduling your HVAC system, adding or fixing weatherstripping, and changing HVAC system filters, among other tips.