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Keeping the Lights on in Your Grand Junction Rental Home While Going Green

Grand Junction Rental Property with the Interior Lights on at SunsetThere are some things that have a quicker return on your Grand Junction investment property when it comes to energy efficiency, like making the decision to move to efficient light fixtures and bulbs. Well-thought-out lighting choices can assist both you and your tenants to save up a lot of money by making the utility bills smaller, improving safety, and trimming down the time spent on bulb replacement.

As stated by the US Department of Energy, you will save about $45 each year by changing as little as five standard lightbulbs with upgraded energy-efficient bulbs. It makes sense that by changing all of the wasteful lightbulbs in a home can have an outcome of far greater savings, year after year. These kinds of savings will certainly appeal to budget-conscious renters.

In addition to the energy savings, picking halogen incandescent, compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), or light-emitting diode (LED) lightbulbs will cause you to spend less time and effort having to replace them. Some energy-efficient bulbs can last for a very long time compared to traditional incandescent lightbulbs that quite often burn out too quickly.

These lightbulb alternatives all work for indoor use, nevertheless, a CFL or LED spotlight bulb is the best choice to be used in outdoor light fixtures. Created to resist the elements and to keep operating for years, a CFL or LED spotlight can give long-lasting safety and illumination in an energy-efficient way.

Updating to smart light fixtures can enhance energy efficiency more. Should you want to minimize the amount of energy utilized and make sure that lights are on only when needed, consider installing fixtures with integrated timers, photocells, and dimmers. There are some fixtures can be set up to turn on and off automatically and at the same time other fixtures can sense light levels and turn on at dusk. The amount of energy utilized each month can be reduced significantly by only turning the lights on when required.

These types of light fixtures provide great lighting alternatives for a fraction of the cost whenever they are used in conjunction with energy-efficient bulbs. When you change to energy efficient light fixtures, you hand over to your tenants more power over their utility bills and in the long run, save yourself a lot of time and money.

Real Property Management Now can help you take care of modernizing your lighting to energy efficient choices. We have assisted many Grand Junction property owners over the years to bring about energy-efficient rental homes that tenants enjoy. Contact us online or by phone at 970-314-7123 today to find out more.

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