Low Energy Light Bulbs - the best investment you are ever likely to make
If you were offered an investment with a guaranteed return of over 200% a year or 2,000% over its lifetime, with no tax to pay, and which had a positive impact on the world, you would snap it up, right? Well this is the sort of return you can get by installing low energy lighting inside and outside your home.
Let's look at some of the figures. Energy saving bulbs now cost an average of around £3 each. If you replace a bulb that you use for around 3 hours a night, then you save up to £7 a year on your annual electricity bill. Because they last much longer, according to the Energy Saving Trust each low energy light bulb can save you up to £60 in electricity bills over its lifetime. If you add up all the light bulbs and fittings in your house, this adds up a surprisingly large saving: up to £600 over the lifetime of the bulbs.
Plus the benefits aren't only financial. Something as simple as using low energy bulbs can have a big impact on your personal contribution to Climate Change, by reducing the carbon dioxide emissions you are responsible for. Each bulb on its own will save up to a quarter of a tonne over its lifetime. If you replace 10 old-style bulbs in your house that you use for 3 hours a day with low energy bulbs, you will save around a quarter tonne of carbon dioxide each year.
Finally, low energy light bulbs save you time and effort. Because they last around 10 times longer than normal bulbs, when you switch to low energy bulbs you won't have to get the ladder out so often to replace bulbs that have blown.
What should I do next?
Click here to follow our step by step guide to replacing your bulbs with low energy bulbs
