Save Big On CFLs

3,807,345 CFLs Sold (approximate data forecast for 11/15/2009)

Equates to:

• 149,037
  cars off the road for one year
• 854,725 ton C02
  life cycle air pollution reduction
• 1,113,648,413 kWh
  life cycle energy savings
• $160,006,033
  life cycle savings

Save $1.50 on each individual CFL you purchase and $3.00 on each multi-pack. And save on your electric bill for years! No coupon necessary (products have been marked down on the shelves).

Just visit a participating Home Depot Store in Virginia and look for the ENERGY STAR® label on CFL packaging. Limit 25 bulbs per customer.

• View a list of participating Home Depot stores.
• View the list of CFLs eligible for this discount program.

About the Program:

Virginians have saved 1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity through Dominion Virginia Power's compact fluorescent lightbulb program. Energy from the savings is enough to provide electricity to more than 72,000 Virginia homes for one year, based on average usage.

The program offers $1.50 discount on every single CFL and $3 for every multipack purchased at a participating Home Depot store. Thus far, more than 3.8 million bulbs have been sold through the program. Over the life of the bulbs, Virginians will save about $140 million by using CFLs rather than incandescent bulbs.

Although the CFL program ends on Dec. 31, 2009 it is expected to resume in 2010, pending Virginia State Corporation Commission approval.

Why CFLs are better:

Saving energy is easy when you can do something as simple as replace regular incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. Compared to standard bulbs, CFLs:

• use about 75% less energy,
• last about 10 times longer,
• give off bright, pleasant light,
• come in lots of shapes and sizes, and
• save about $54 in total costs over the lifetime of each CFL.

Recycle your old CFLs:

Increase the environmental benefits of CFLs by recycling old ones. The Home Depot accepts unbroken residential CFLs for recycling. Visit Earth911.com, for a one-stop source of information about disposing or recycling mercury-containing light bulbs, including whether you can dispose of CFLs with your household waste. Information is also available from the Virginia DEQ.

What to do when a CFL breaks:

Because there are trace amounts of mercury in a CFL, the EPA recommends the following in case of breakage. Read more on the EPA Web site.

1. Open a window and leave the room for 15 minutes.
2. Carefully scoop up fragments with cardboard or paper and place in a sealable plastic bag. With gloved hands, wipe the area with a damp paper towel or disposable wipe and place in the same plastic bag.
3. Double bag and place in an outdoor trash can for regular disposal.
   _{^{Note: Some states prohibit throwing out broken CFLs with regular trash. You may need to recycle broken bulbs along with old bulbs.}}
4. Wash your hands.

More Information on CFLs:

For more about CFLs, check out these sources:

• CFL Information on ENERGY STAR's Web site
• Frequently Asked Questions about CFLs and Mercury
• CFL article by National Geographic News
• Overview of Dominion's CFL Program

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