In the midst of climate change, carefully selecting your home’s lighting fixtures will enable you to make a significant contribution to help preserve the environment. Having economically friendly or “eco-friendly” lamps and light fixtures in households is key to helping save energy and protecting the environment from the comfort of your homes.

With the growing number of people becoming conscious of the importance of living green, eco-friendly lights commonly known as Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) are becoming a popular alternative to incandescent lights. CFL is a type of fluorescent lamp that gives off light similar to common incandescent bulbs but with reduced energy consumption and longer life, making it economical and practical to use at the same time.

Filipino families can now enjoy the benefits of eco-friendly lights as Firefly Electric & Lighting Corp. (FELCO) introduces Firefly CFLs in the local market. Firefly CFLs provide a “greener” lighting experience for your table lamps, downlight fixtures, ceiling fixtures and garden fixtures.

“Firefly CFLs are economical, energy-saving and eco-friendly. Firefly Electric & Lighting Corp. is pleased to provide Filipinos with alternative lighting fixtures that will allow Filipino families to enjoy the benefits of green living,” said Jhie Greenwood, Marketing Manager of FELCO.

A 15 watt Firefly CFL used in place of a 60 watt regular incandescent bulb saves about 82 kWh over a period of one year. This means reduced electricity bills and increased personal savings for Filipino families.

In addition, Firefly CFLs lasts up to 5 times longer than regular incandescent bulbs and they use about one-fourth the energy, producing 80% less heat while producing more light per watt. This means that a 15 watt CFL has the same illumination as that of a 60 watt regular incandescent bulb.

“With the advent of climate change and the recent typhoon tragedies, more Filipinos are becoming conscious of the importance of protecting the environment. We encourage Filipinos to build energy-efficient homes by using eco-friendly light bulbs in their households. If we want to help save the environment, let us start in our own homes,” added Greenwood.

Firefly CFLs are available in three color temperatures: Warm White (highlights the oranges and reds hues), Daylight (mimics natural lighting) and Cool Daylight (highlights the blue and green hues).

Firefly Lighting products are distributed in more than 5,000 hardware and electrical stores all over the Philippines, including modern retail chain stores Ace Hardware, Hardware Workshop, SM Hypermarket, CitiHardware, Wilcon Builders, Handyman, True Value and Federal Hardware to name a few.

For more information on Firefly lighting products visit www.fireflyelectric.com, email info@fireflyelectric.com or call (02) 2422060 to 65 and Fax (02) 2422060 loc 707.