Change A Light, Change Michigan!
Changing Michigan starts with simple actions. You can help preserve energy resources, reduce the risks of global warming and save money and time by simply changing your lights in your home and business.
- ENERGY STAR lighting uses 75% less energy and lasts up to 10 times longer than standard incandescent light bulbs, which produce 75 percent heat.
- The higher initial cost of CFL bulbs is more than compensated for by the lower energy consumption over its life. Each bulb saves approximatly $30.00 or more in electricity costs over the lifetime of the bulb.
- Replace your highest used light bulbs with energy-efficient models in the kitchen ceiling, living or family room table and floor lamps, and the ourdoor porch or lamp post. This would be any light that is used for 15 minutes at a time or more a day.
- If every American home replaced their five most frequently used bulbs with an ENERGY STAR bulb, we could save close to $8 billion each year in energy costs, and prevent greenhouses gases equivalent to the emissions from nearly ten million cars.
- Fluorescent (CFL) lights do not go dim or flicker with use. They do require a short warmup period before they reach their full brightness.
- Choose the proper bulb for installation in your fixtures.
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BULB EQUIVALENCY
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Incandescent BULB
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Output
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ENERGY STAR BULB
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WATTS
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LUMENS
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WATTS
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40
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450
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9-13
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60
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800
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13-15
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75
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1100
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18-25
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100
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1600
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23-30
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150
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2600
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30-52
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Common Terms
- Watts are standard units of measure in electricity. One watt is equal to 1/746 horespower.
- Lumens are the standard measure of light produced by a bulb.
- Incandescent light bulbs have a filament that’s heated to the point of glowing. The glowing filament produces the bubl’s light.
- Life is usually listed in the estimated number of hours a light bulb will last.
- CFLs contain a small amount of mercury and should be disposed of properly. Visit the disposal link for more information or contact your local Household Hazardous Waste Collection Site. As a last resort, seal the CFL in a plastic bag and place with your regular trash.
.99 cent CLF Light Bulb Sale begins October 1, 2008
at these Participating Stores
(while supplies last)
| Vet’s Ace Hardware 2416 N. East St Lansing, MI 48906 |
Ace Hardware of Holt 1960 Cedar St Holt, MI 48842 |
| Okemos Hardware 2413 Hamilton Rd Okemos, MI 48864 |
Ace Hardware 340 S. Cedar St Mason, MI 48854 |
| Ace Hardware of Grand Ledge 1035 S. Clinton St. Grand Ledge, MI 48837 |
Ace Hardware & Lumber 108 Elizabeth St. Eaton Rapids, MI 48827 |
| Laingsburg Ace Hardware 271 E. Grand River Rd Laingsburg, MI 48848 |
Country Village Ace Hardware 1150 Country Ln. Ishpeming, MI. 49849 906-485-1870 |
| Ace Hardware 326 5th St. Calumet, MI. 49913 906-3370912 |
Chocolay Ace Hardware 2250 US Highway 41 S. Marquette, MI. 49855 906-249-2223 |
| Participating Kroger Stores across the State of Michigan | Participating Menard Stores across the State of Michigan |
| Participating Meijer Stores across the State of Michigan |