How Can Lighting Controls Help your Lighting Design?
Dimmers save you more energy than an on-off switch, but the amount of energy you save can also vary greatly depending on how much you dim the lights, how long they are dimmed and which type of bulb you choose. With a CFL, reducing the lights 25% will give you a 25% energy savings while the dimmers are used. High-efficiency light fixtures with efficient light bulbs have higher savings than just installing dimmer switches to ordinary fixtures. Which provides the most energy savings?