Progress Energy is pleased to be able to help our residential customers use energy more efficiently. The Efficiency Experts serve Progress Energy Carolinas' customers by offering a variety of energy-efficiency incentive programs, including this offering through EFI.

Using more efficient products in our daily lives is one way each of us can make a difference, and this online store makes it easy.

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Replacing a 100 watt incandescent light bulb with a 25 watt compact fluorescent bulb will save 135 kWh of electricity annually, and can reduce associated carbon dioxide emission by 193 pounds (based on 5 hours per day use and 1.43 lbs CO2/kWh).

Commonly available 2.5 gpm "water-saving" showerheads aren't really water-saving, since this flow-rate is probably what you already have. Putting in a 1.75 gpm showerhead, however, will reduce your water use by 2,737 gallons a year (assuming a 10 minute daily shower).

Putting outdoor lights on a wall switch timer is a great way to save energy - but if you don't adjust the timer seasonally it will turn on too early in the summer or too late in the winter. A solar timetable switch will automatically adjust based on your longitude and latitude, helping insure that lights are only on when needed.