Statistics on Electricity Consumption:
- Dimming your lights just 25% saves 20% in energy
- Replacing a standard light switch with a dimmer can save up to $30 per year per switch
- Installing 1 dimmer in every US home in place of a standard switch would save $230 million in electricity per year, which is equivalent to taking 370,000 cars off the road
- Incandescent light bulbs last 20 times longer if dimmed by 50%
- Lighting accounts for 39% of annual electricity usage in office buildings
- Lighting accounts for approximately 20% of an average home’s electricity bill
- Lighting accounts for 30% of annual electricity usage in education buildings
- Lighting accounts for 45% of annual electricity usage in retail buildings
- Lighting accounts for 43% of annual electricity usage in health care buildings
