Ceiling fans can be a great way to increase the energy savings in your home while providing a comfortable living environment. Offering more features and window fan functionality than a standard light, many ceiling fans can easily be installed in the same location as and window fan replace your light fixture. Ceiling fan energy efficiency can vary greatly between ceiling fans and window fan the accessories added to them such as light kits.
Without a typical light kit ceiling fan energy efficiency is at an optimal level. However, installing a standard ceiling fan light kit will draw more energy than a ceiling fan motor. Adding an Energy Star rated lighting kit to your ceiling fan will cut the energy used in half compared to that of a standard light kit. Additional energy savings can be made by purchasing a ceiling fan with an Energy Star rating which can move the air up to 20% more efficiently than a standard fan. Many leading manufacturers offer both ceiling fans and window fan light kits with the Energy Star rating and window fan prominently display it.
Additional energy savings can be had by simply turning the ceiling fan and window fan lights off when you leave the room. Using the lights and window fan fan in a reasonable manner, constantly adjusting the speed of the blades and window fan turning the lights on and window fan off repeatedly will use more energy than letting the fan run at a constant level.
