In honor of last weekend's "Earth Hour" comes today's post about turning out the lights. A lot of us are constantly confused about when you should turn lights off or leave them on when you're leaving a room for a few seconds or even a few minutes. Here's an answer!
Reader's Digest says, "You save energy with the lights off, even for a few seconds. ...And don't worry, turning on a lightbulb doesn't burn a lot of energy. The Department of Energy's office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy says that the amount of electricity needed to turn on a bulb equals a few seconds of its burning brightly."
So, flip those lights off while you're brushing your teeth, when you run to the other room to grab a book, and any other time you won't be using the light for even a few seconds!
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