APS total on CFL program hits $8.5 million
Arizona Public Service Co. has spent $8.5 million in the past four years on a program to help lower the cost of energy saving compact fluorescent lightbulbs.
Since 2005, the company has provided a discount of about $1 per bulb to retailers to help keep the cost low. Under the program, there have been more than 8.8 million lights sold through participating retailers.
The program is funded by fees charged to customers and approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission paperless payday loans.
APS officials estimate its customers will save about $350 million over the lifetime of the bulbs, which can last five years or more.
To further encourage people to switch their lighting habits, APS has rolled out an online calculator that can estimate the savings at homes that switch to CFLs.
For info: www.aps.com/MyCFL