A Brighter Future For Light Bulbs

Light bulbs have been extended a green hand in their evolving process. I’m sure many of us have heard and seen more effective, energy-efficient bulbs on the market, but new U.S. lighting efficiency standards that went into effect earlier this month will forever alter the way our homes are lit.

The new standards will soon be turning traditional and aged incandescent bulbs into relics. LED and CFL will soon be the norm offering one or two decades of use, rather than the 12-month life expectancy.

Have you paid attention to your light bulbs lately? Are they energy-efficient?

Noah Horowitz, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council points out that, “There are about four billion screw-in sockets out there [in the U.S.], and today only a quarter of them have an energy-saving bulb in them.”

I think it’s time for an illuminating revolution. With the lighting standards now in place, that doesn’t sound so far-fetched.

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