{"id":8680,"date":"2011-10-20T11:44:53","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T11:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/?p=8680"},"modified":"2021-09-20T12:37:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T12:37:35","slug":"can-i-add-security-lighting-without-raising-my-energy-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/blog\/can-i-add-security-lighting-without-raising-my-energy-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN I ADD SECURITY LIGHTING WITHOUT RAISING MY ENERGY BILL?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Even if you spend a bundle on outdoor security lighting, there\u2019s no need to overspend when you operate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Energy-efficient security lights conserve electricity, focus light only on the areas you want to illuminate, and attach to timers or sensors so they switch themselves off when they\u2019re not needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Too many outdoor lights shine large amounts of light in every direction&#8211;including upward, where the light is wasted, and outward, where it will shine through your neighbor\u2019s windows instead of onto your patio or driveway. Light your yard, not the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are Rosie\u2019s tips for more energy-efficient outdoor lighting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Install properly shielded overhead security lighting. The shield will concentrate the light, making the best use of it and reducing light pollution.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t use more light than you need. Too much light can give off an uncomfortable glare, which actually lowers visibility. Shielded lighting will allow you to use a lower wattage bulb and prevent your deck from looking like a stadium.<\/li><li>With lighting used strictly for security, install a motion sensor instead of leaving it on all night.<\/li><li>For security, walkway and porch lighting, use fixtures with a timer or photovoltaic cell unit so the lights will turn off in the morning.<\/li><li>For security lighting, use a low-pressure sodium bulb, which gives off the same amount of light with less wattage. For other lights, switch to compact fluorescent or metal halide bulbs, which are the most energy-efficient.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/faq_detail.aspx?id=642\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information and answers to all your Home Improvement Questions, visit our website:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/\">www.rosieonthehouse.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even if you spend a bundle on outdoor security lighting, there\u2019s no need to overspend when you operate it.Energy-efficient security lights conserve electricity, focus light only  on the areas you want to illuminate, and attach to timers or sensors <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8680"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10414,"href":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8680\/revisions\/10414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rosieonthehouse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}