Low Energy Light Bulb

1 energy saving light bulb can save up to £9 and 38 kg of CO2 a year.

How they work
Traditional bulbs waste a lot of their energy by turning it into heat rather
than light. Energy Saving Recommended bulbs work in the same way as
fluorescent lights, an electric current passes through gas in a tube, making
the tube's coating glow brightly. This means that they use less energy and
are cool to the touch.

Energy saving light bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of ordinary bulbs
to generate the same amount of light. So where you'd normally use a 60W
bulb, you'll only need a 13-18W energy saving recommended equivalent.

You can now also buy low energy light fittings which will only take low
energy light bulbs. These use a ballast or transformer fitted into the base of
the light fitting. It controls the supply of electricity to the bulb, allowing for a
small surge of power for a millisecond to light the bulb and then reducing
the electricity flow to a very low level.
Low energy fittings require a pin-based energy saving bulb. This is a
different fitting to a conventional bulb but will ensure that the bulbs you buy
in future will always save energy, money and the environment.

The savings
Energy saving light bulbs last up to 12 times longer than ordinary light
bulbs and can save you £9 per year in electricity (and 38 kilograms of CO2)
or £100 over the bulbs lifetime.

Suppliers
Any hardware store or supermarket.

Community Savings
If every household in Brockenhurst changed all their lights to energy saving
bulbs the total saving, taking an average of 20 bulbs per house and 1,500
households, would be: 1,140 tonnes CO2 per year.

Come on. Let’s do it.