Residential Lighting
ENERGY STAR® Qualified Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs
Longer life, brilliant savings!
Lighting accounts for between 5 and 10% of a household's total energy consumption. If all Québec households replaced only one of their incandescent bulbs with a compact fluorescent, the province would save 86 million kWh per year!
Advantages
| Longer life | Although compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are more expensive to purchase initially, their longer life (approximately 10 000 hours) will help you save on the cost of replacing bulbs. They last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs. Cost comparison |
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| Less energy | CFLs use up to 75% less energy than incandescent bulbs, and their light output is equivalent. Calculate your savings |
| Same amount of light | Their light output is equivalent to that of standard incandescent bulbs.
Lower wattage, same amount of light! |
| A choice of atmosphere | Cool or warm – it's your choice!
Warm lighting (soft and warm)Cool lighting (functional) |
| Variety of models and designs | Compact fluorescents come in a wide range of models and designs and can meet most of your lighting needs, both indoors and outdoors. Bulb shapesBulbs for the whole house |
| Better for the environment | According to a study by the CIRAIG*, CFLs are the most environmentally friendly option for Québec consumers. |
ENERGY STAR® is the international symbol of superior energy efficiency, administered in this country by Natural Resources Canada. CFLs that carry the ENERGY STAR symbol are among the most energy efficient in their category.
* CIRAIG: Interuniversity Research Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services
