Lighting
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Listings
GladeWinds
Michael & Teri Leigh Baird
667 North Althea Ave
Nixa, MO 65714
info@gladewinds.com
417-209-3227 or 417-209-3200
We sell LED Lighting: Rated to have a 50,000 hour lifespan, which is longer than 50 regular incandescent bulbs or 5 compact florescent bulbs!
The Energy Savings Store
Carla Klein
826 E. Delmar
Springfield, MO 65807
Phone: 417-631-9633
Solar electric lighting systems, no wires, trenching, or electric bills. Perfect for parking lots, remote locations, marinas, docks, residential neighborhoods.
Lighting Information
Lighting fixtures can account for nearly 20 percent of the electric bill in the average home. There are products out there, however, which use up to 50-75 percent less energy than the typical incandescent or halogen light fixture. Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFL's) use about 1/4 the energy of regular incandescent bulbs to produce the same amount of light. They also last about ten times longer than regular bulbs, roughly 8-10 years. LED lighting is an emerging technology that holds great promise to revolutionize lighting over the next decade. They utilize about the same amount of energy as CFL bulbs, however have a much longer lifespan of about 22 years. LED lights also do not contain any mercury, one of the downsides of CFL bulbs. Here are some simple techniques to follow which can reduce the amount of lighting energy you consume in your home:
Use task lighting to only illuminate the spaces you need, allowing you to reduce the wattage of light bulbs.
Take advantage of three way lights and dimming fixtures and use light light when you don't need it.
Install motion detectors on exterior lights so they aren't always on.
Use low voltage lighting, such as CFL and LED lights wherever possible.
Use solar lights for exterior landscape lighting which charge all day and do not require any electricity.
For more information on lighting products, visit ENERGY STAR's lighting products guide. Look for ENERGY STAR qualified lighting fixtures when purchasing new lights.
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