Save Energy Beautifully with Lutron

Dimmers offer a great way to enhance the look and feel of a room—while helping the environment.

Installing a Lutron dimmer is one of the easiest ways you can save energy. If you dim an incandescent or halogen bulb by 25 percent, you'll save 20 percent on the cost of electricity, and you'll extend the life of the bulb (it will last 6 years on average). Dim more, and you'll save even more and bulbs will last even longer. So while you're saving energy, you're reducing landfill waste, too.

Another environmental benefit of reducing energy demands is that CO2 emissions from power plants are reduced. In fact, if every household in the U.S. installed one Lutron dimmer this year, we would reduce CO2 emissions equivalent to that from 370,000 cars and save $230 million in electricity. (To learn more about the energy-saving benefits of dimmers, visit www.lutron.com/energy.)

Change the Mood in a Minute

A Lutron dimmer allows you to create different levels of light—meaning you can change the mood of a room whenever you want with the simple touch of a button. Install a dimmer in your bedroom, for example, and wake up slowly to a soft, gentle light. Later, get dressed and ready for your day in a brightly-lit room. In the evening, watch TV or relax with the lights dimmed to the perfect levels.

A dimmer can also add benefits to rooms you may not have considered, such as a bathroom or kitchen. Dimmed light in the bathroom creates a retreat—the perfect setting for a soothing bath—or softens the transition into your morning routine. Dimming also accentuates the warmth of the room, helping you to unwind after a busy day.

The kitchen is the center of family life. With lighting controls, it can be as versatile as any other room in your home. Here, a dimmer lets you brighten lights at breakfast or for preparing meals, and lower them to catch up with your family over an evening snack, all while saving energy.