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| An Energy star partner since 1995, Buffalo Lite was one of the first lighting manufacturers to join forces with Energy Star. |
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| Energy Star is a government-backed voluntary labeling program designed to promote energy efficient products to protect the environment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The customer is given energy efficient choices on light fixtures, and light bulbs that meet guidelines of EPA and DOE. |
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| 1991 : First Lighting Program |
| 1992 : First Energy Star labeled product lines |
| 2003 : More than 30 product categories including lamps, residential light fixtures, computers, |
| printers, faxes, air-conditioners, TV's, VCR's, celling fans, heating...etc |
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| Lighting and Home |
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A typical home spends 10-15% of their annual electric bill on lighting |
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Lighting accounts for about $11 billion in consumer electricity bills |
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A high percentage of that due to inefficient fixtures, lamps and bulbs |
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87% of residential lighting uses incandescent technologies |
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Energy star lamps and fixtures use 2/3 less energy to operate |
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DOE estimate 35+% of lighting electricity could be saved by using CFL's |
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