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It’s easier than ever to be green. There are great new products that make it simple to be greener at home and at work. One way you can save energy is by using an energy saving lighting such as Lutron Dimmers. When you switch your on and off switch to a Lutron dimmer, you are taking a small step to be green while saving money and electricity.
Here’s how it works. When you use an on and off switch you are using the maximum power of your lights at all times. You have no control over how much energy you want to use at a time. With Lutron Dimmers, you get to control how much light you need at any given time. For example, if you dim your lights by about 60%, you save 48% on electricity, your bulb will last more than ten years and you will save approximately $174.66 over a period of five years. When you dim your lights by about 90%, you save 81% on electricity, your bulbs will last over 10 years on average and you will save about $268.61 over the course of 5 years. Imagine how much you will save if you install all of your rooms with Lutron Dimmers? Think about it this way. How much light do you really need in your hallway or bathroom at all times? Installing Lutron Dimmers gives you the control to decide how much light you need at any given time.
This makes saving green clear but how does this save the other green, the environment? The obvious green saver is the fact that if your light bulbs last longer, you will need to spend less money buying new ones and you will send less old light bulbs into the landfill.
What about at work? You may be surprised to learn that there are even more cost saving and energy saving benefits at the office. If, for example, you dim your lights in the conference room to about 60% there, you stand to save 48% on electricity, save 3,451 pounds of CO2 and save about $944.56 over a 4 year period. And say your private office has huge windows that let a lot of light in, if you dim your lights to about 90%, you’ll save 82% on electricity, save 5,896 CO2 and save $1,613.63 over a 5 year period. And the savings don’t stop there. Classrooms, stores, restaurants and other commercial sites can also benefit by using Lutron Dimmers and saving money, electricity and energy.
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