Energy Star-qualified fixtures are readily available in the marketplace and come in hundreds of popular styles, including floor, table and desk lamps as well as in a hard wired style for typical ceiling, wall, bathroom or outdoor light fixture. Many of these light fixtures and bulbs support an automatic daylight sensor, dimming switch or motion sensor. According to Energy Star, if every home in the US replaced the five light fixtures it uses most with registered models, it would prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of nearly 10 million vehicles. That is an impressive number!
An Energy Star Qualified light fixture has the following characteristics:
- They use one-quarter the energy of traditional lighting fixtures
- They must distribute light more efficiently and evenly that other standard fixtures
- They support bulbs that must last at least 10,000 hours. (Typical light bulbs like incandescents last 1,000 hours)
- They carry two-year warranty which is double the industry standard
