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Visit us on the Internet at: www.vvec.com FEBRUARY 2012


Published for the members of Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative A Supplement to Oklahoma Living.


Be One of the Outstanding 8th Graders Heading to Energy Camp!p. 2 It’s Fluorescent Friday Time!


February’s Fluorescent Fridays are back! Each Friday in February we are giving away free pack- ages of CFL light bulbs from the light booth set up in the lobby of our Collinsville headquarters. All you need to do is come in on any Friday in February and get your free light bulbs.


Every member is eligible for one package of four bulbs during the promotion. You can only pick-up bulbs for yourself, not for friends or neighbors. The bulbs are equivalent to 75-Watt bulbs, and each package is valued at over $7.


As of Jan. 1, incandescent bulbs are being phased out by the Department of Energy. The phase-out begins with 100-Watt bulbs, but 40-,


Lighting Choices According to the U.S. Department


of Energy, it costs the average consumer about $4.80 a year to operate a traditional incandescent light bulb. By comparison, here’s a look at the estimated savings of- fered by other major bulb types now lining retail shelves.


Halogen Incandescent Estimated Annual Cost:* $3.50 Energy Savings:** 25 percent Hours:*** 3,000 to 4,000 Dimmable: Yes How It Works: Electricity passes through a metal filament until heat makes it glow, and a gas-filled, coated capsule surrounds the filament to keep it hot with less energy.


60-, an 75-Watt bulbs are also part of the phase-out, which finishes up in 2014.


A CFL can save you more than $100 on your electric bill before it burns out because it’s so energy efficient – four times more than an incandescent bulb. In fact, incandescents produce more heat than light, so they use tons of energy and burn out quickly. CFLs last up to 10 times longer and use 80 per- cent less energy.


Energy Star CFL


Estimated Annual Cost:* $1.20 Energy Savings:** 75 percent Hours:*** 8,000 to 10,000 Dimmable: Some How It Works: Electricity passes through a gas-filled tube to produce ultraviolet light. A fluorescent coating inside the tube, phos- phor, makes the light visible.


Energy Star LED


Estimated Annual Cost:* $1 Energy Savings:** 75 to 80 percent Hours:*** 35,000 to 50,000**** Dimmable: Yes How It Works: Light-emitting diodes are small light sources illuminated by the pas- sage of electrons through semiconductor material.


* To operate 60-watt bulbs, based on 2 hours/day of use ** Over traditional incandescent *** Varies by specific lamp type **** High-power white LEDs


Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Envi- ronmental Protection Agency


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