Light Up Your Savings
Something commonly overlooked in homes as well as commercial buildings is the efficiency of your electrical and lighting. Making the change to an energy efficient light source could reduce your lighting costs by over $500 a year.
Dump Your Incandescent Bulbs
Incandescent bulbs that were the run-of-the-mill option in many homes and offices for so long are now getting ousted thanks to the LED bulb. LED bulbs and fixtures can be more than 7X efficient compared to a typical incandescent bulb. That means 7X the savings.
Save Over $500 Every Year
Advancements in energy efficiency occur more and more frequently, and if you haven't upgraded your fixtures or bulbs you could be leaving a lot of money on the table. Switching over to a more energy efficient fixture, or bulb is something that can shave over $500 off your electric bill every year.
Your Savings Broken Down
Say your home is lit with 75 watt incandescent bulbs that run for 5 hours on the average day, and you have 40 of them. This means every year your lighting consumes 5,475 kilowatt hours. If you pay $0.11 per kw/hr that means you spend $602.25 on lighting your home every year. If you switched all of those to a 10 watt LED bulb, you would consume 730 kilowatt hours and only pay only $80.30 every year on lighting your home. That amounts to a savings of $521.95 on your electric bill every year.
Rebates + Savings
Something commonly overlooked when switching to LED lighting is the rebate power suppliers will offer to encourage the switch to the energy efficient option. It is quite common that your power supplier will list a rebate form on their website, or you can always call to inquire. Our team at Malstrom Electric encourages the switch to LED and is always one call away to help you if needed. Here is the URL to the rebate form for the City of Detroit Lakes along with a few other local energy suppliers.
https://cityofdetroitlakes.com/vertical/Sites/%7BF991A069-E23D-412C-8132-49318B273050%7D/uploads/Energy_Star_Rebates.pdf
