Let me get your attention. If every U.S. household replaced just one standard 60-watt bulb with a LED bulb, we could save 24,184,400,000 watts or 24,184.4 mega (million) watts per day. Wow, that is a lot of savings for just one bulb so what is the modern miracle?

In a previous post I told you how you could save on electricity using a compact florescent bulb. I like these bulbs because they are very easy to obtain and they are relatively inexpensive. They are so efficient that in the long run they are cheaper to use than incandescent. As you will recall they can use up to 2/3 less electricity.

Well this is certainly impressive but here is a report on the latest way to save even more on electricity with a bulb that will last ten times longer than a compact florescent light and one hundred times longer than an incandescent bulb.

LED is an acronym for, Light Emitting Diodes. You have seen them in small pen flashlights and key chains. The use of these bulbs has changed significantly since their introduction. They’re durable, energy efficient and cool running.

Today companies are designing these bulbs where they are clustered together to give brighter output. They are being used to make highly efficient flashlights, traffic signals, headlights, and even light bulbs for standard fixture like you use at home.

LED Lights Reduce Your Electric Bill. I found what I think is the best place to buy LED lights. CCrane, I like them because thy have been the leaders in innovation for years. They are a quality company with quality products.

So we live in Texas and summer is upon us. What a hot time of year and thank goodness for the air conditioning. There is just one big problem and I do mean big, our Texas electricity bills.

What can you do to reduce your power consumption today and begin saving immediately? The first step I took was to replace all of my incandescent light bulbs with the new florescent bulbs. I will not get into watts to kilowatt conversations but what I found was this. If I replaced four 75-watt floodlights in my kitchen ceiling with four florescent lights my electrical consumption was reduced by seventy five percent. That is right we have the same amount of brightness now except we are only using the electrical power it took for one bulb before.

Think about how many incandescent bulbs you have in your home and start thinking about how many kilowatts you will save. These kilowatts matter because your electric bill uses your kilowatt consumed each month as a multiplier in your bills calculation. You can use this conversation calculator to determine the kilowatts you will save. Then look at your power bill to see what your utility company is charging per kilowatt. Take this charge and multiply it to your monthly kilowatts saved and there is your monthly savings.

There are many types of florescent bulbs you can purchase but I like the ones at Home Depot or Lowes. This process is one that you can take on over time. These bulbs are more expensive but I think you will see that you can save a lot of money over time if you start to replace your old bulbs with energy efficient ones.

Remember the other side of the equation is the actual price charge per kilowatt. You need to be sure you choose an electrical company with a lower rate to complement your low consumption. I recommend you use our energy company. As of this posting we are absolutely one of the cheapest electrical providers in Texas.

More to come next week when we discuss your air conditioning system and how it can be modified to save you a lot of money on your Texas power bill. As you will see next week light bulbs a re a very cheap way to get some significant savings immediately.