Clallam County Public Utility District residential customers will begin to get compact fluorescent light bulbs — know as CFLs — in the mail this week.
The PUD is mailing five free CFLs directly to residential customer homes.
The package includes the PUD logo and PUD information.
Distribution of the CFLs is expected to be complete by early March.
“Installing CFLs is a simple, low-cost step our customers can take to reduce energy use and save money,” said Mattias Jarvegren, PUD utility services adviser.
The mailing of CFLs helps the PUD reach conservation targets mandated by the Washington Energy Independence Act, which was Initiative 937.
“As our conservation targets continue to rise as a result of this act, we look for the most cost-effective means to achieve them,” Jarvegren said.
“CFLs are the most cost-effective to both the PUD and to the customers at this time,” he added.
An electric rates presentation about rate pressures and CFLs’ cost-effectiveness is available online at www.clallampud.net.
The CFLs the PUD is distributing are qualified by Energy Star, a joint program of the federal Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy to provide information on energy-efficient products and practices.
If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an Energy Star-qualified bulb, it would save enough electricity to light more than 3 million homes for a year, according to the Energy Star website at http://tinyurl.com/mp99e.
Although CFLs usually cost more than comparable incandescent bulbs, they generate energy savings worth up to $30 per bulb over their lifetime, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
For additional information about the PUD or to view the PUD’s CFL informational sheet, visit www.clallampud.net.
