Light Your Way to Savings with Discounts on ENERGY STAR^® Qualified CFLs!

Replacing your standard incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) is an easy first step to make your home more energy efficient...saving you energy and money while helping to protect the environment.  CFLs use 75 percent less energy and last about 10 times longer than standard incandescent bulbs.

Energize Delaware's Efficient Home Lighting Program provides special discount pricing and instant coupons on select ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs at retail locations throughout the state.  Discounts of up to $1.00 off on a standard CFL and $1.50 off on a specialty CFL will be available at participating retailers.  Special discounts are currently available at BJ's, Costco, Family Dollar, Home Depot and Sam's Clubs.  Additional retailers will be signing up for the program, so check back for a listing of participating stores near you.

As of the end of August, over 114,000 discounted bulbs have been sold throughout Delaware.

"Shedding Some Light" on Delaware and CFLs

Nationally, 75 percent of bulb sales are incandescent light bulbs and 11 percent are CFLs. SEU-commissioned research shows that 38 percent of Delawareans say they replace incandescent bulbs with CFLs "most of the time," but data indicates that only 15 percent of the estimated 13.4 million bulb sockets in Delaware homes hold CFLs. 

An ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulb made available through the Efficient Home Lighting Program will save about $30 over its lifetime and will pay for itself in about 6 months.

Want to learn more?  Check out these frequently asked questions for more information about the program and using CFLs in your home.

CFL's in Plain English
Watch this entertaining video presentation by Common Craft on the benefits of CFLs!

Recycle Responsibly

Recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources. At the very heart, recycling conserves our Delaware natural resources; it saves money, eliminates waste in landfills, reduces harm to the environment and saves energy.

Just like batteries, computer and cell phone, CFLs need to be recycled.  When your CFL no longer works, please the used, unbroken CFL in a plastic sandwich bag and consider one of the disposal options below:

• Drop the CFLs off at a Delaware Recycling Center
• Some major retailers, such as Home Depot, will accept used CFLs
• The Delaware Solid Waste Authority holds household waste collection days throughout the state.