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By Kevin Allen
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Houses in the Town of Washington became a little more green last week, and it was not because of St. Patrick’s Day.
Tbwn residents have been receiving free compact fluorescent light bulbs as part of a new energy-conservation program organized by Town Council Member Claudia Mitchell.
Compact fluorescents use about 15 watts per bulb, whereas standard incandescent bulbs use 60 watts, Mitchell said. That equals 75 percent less electricity usage for each compact fluorescent that replaces an incandescent bulb.
According to PEC, replacing six bulbs can save up to $340 annually in electricity bills, and a dozen bulbs will reduce as much air pollution as an acre of forest. And changing out 18
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