On December 5, 2015, the City of Norwalk will host its second light bulb swap for its residents.
More than 500 Norwalk residents recently participated in the city’s first-ever light bulb swap at City Hall, where they exchanged more than 3,000 traditional incandescent light bulbs for high-efficiency LED bulbs. “As a result of the significant resident participation in the first exchange, we are happy to offer another opportunity for Norwalk households to participate in saving energy in their homes” said John Kydes, Chairman of the Mayor’s Energy and Environment Task Force.
Mayor Rilling praised the city's second light bulb swap, saying "We had a tremendous turn out for the first swap and I'm very happy that we were able to again provide this great service to Norwalk residents."
The upcoming light bulb swap will be held from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Community Room of Norwalk City Hall. In case of inclement weather, the swap will be held on December 6th at the same time and location.
Norwalk residents, with identification, will be able to exchange old incandescent or CFL bulbs for up to five free LED light bulbs. In addition to the light bulb swap, energy experts from Eversource will be on-hand to answer questions and provide information about further actions residents can take to save money by making their homes more energy efficient. Additional LED energy saving products such as holiday lights, night lights and specialty bulbs will be available for purchase at a discounted rate as well.
Light bulbs swaps are a great way for residents to see immediate energy savings. A single LED bulb has a life expectancy of about 23 years and can save homeowners as much as $10 per year versus a traditional incandescent bulb, which has about a 2-2.5 year lifespan.
The City of Norwalk will continue to use a $15,000 Bright Idea Grant for the exchange, earned through their participation in Energize Connecticut’s Clean Energy Communities (CEC) program. In 2014, the city signed the CEC municipal pledge, committing to make efforts to reduce municipal building energy consumption by 20 percent, to attain 20 percent of municipal electricity needs from renewable sources, and to take other actions to support the deployment of clean energy by 2018.
Residents and businesses looking to save energy and money should visit EnergizeCT.com or call 877.WISE.USE (877-947-3873).