"Spotlight Series": Marion County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Marion

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of education programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Marion County where reducing energy expenditures in the home is important to local residents . A simple step to reduce energy costs is to use compact fluorescent lights (CFL’s). These lights can improve air quality and use 75% less electricity than incandescent bulbs. To encourage use of CFL’s a lesson on home lighting and energy saving tips was presented by an Extension housing associate. Two hundred and twelve women attended the class at the Home Décor Expo. Sixty-five percent of the respondents purchased CFL’s. The amount saved on electricity averaged $5 monthly. One person summed up her benefit by saying “Energy saving tips and CFL’s are going to save us more money in the long run.”1

For more information about the needs of families in Marion County and how UK Cooperative Extension is providing services, please click here to see the full Marion County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Profile.