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Energy Efficiency Items

  • Compact fluorescent light bulbs
  • Water heater timers and blankets and lower temperature: A water tank insulation wrap costs about $20 and helps hold the heat inside. Add pre-cut pipe insulation to exposed pipes going into your water heater — it is cheap and easy to install. If you're starting with an uninsulated tank, the energy savings should pay for the improvements in just a few months.
  • Motion sensors: Incandescent light bulbs are outdated; 95 percent of the energy used goes to heating the bulb, adding unwanted heat to your home in the summer. Replace your five most used light bulbs with Energy Star compact fluorescent bulbs to save $60 each year in energy costs. These light bulbs use two-thirds less energy and last up to 10 times longer. Use dimmers, timers, and motion detectors on indoor and outdoor lighting.
  • Programmable thermostats
  • Power strips to turn off phantom loads

Others

  • KVAR units
  • Time clocks for pool equipment
  • T12 to T8 or T5 conversions