Save Energy

If you replace five regular 60-watt light bulbs with 13-watt ENERGY STAR® qualified light bulbs you can save more than 1,400 kilowatt-hours over the lifetime of the bulbs. That’s enough energy to:

Run your ENERGY STAR qualified clothes washer for more than seven years.
Light the average household for nearly nine months

A 23-watt CFL is just as bright as a 100-watt incandescent bulb.

How Much Light Do I Need?
Minimum Brightness Lumens	Incandescent Bulb Watts	CFL Watts
250	25	4 - 9
450	40	9 - 13
800	60	13 - 15
1,100	75	18 - 25
1,600	100	23 - 30
2,000	125	32 - 40
2,600	150	40 - 45
Note how CFLs use 75% fewer Watts than standard bulbs -- for the same level of brightness.