The Energy Efficiency Program in partnership with Citizens Programs Corporation and CITGO-Venezuela has implemented a pilot program in July 2008 that provides compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and energy efficiency education to residents of the Chinatown community and also expanding out to surrounding communities. 

Our initial estimates find that such a pilot program could save program participants nearly $14.9 million over the life of those CFLs and cut their energy use by 165 million kilowatt-hours.

The Energy Efficiency Program provides participants with valuable educational materials on energy efficiency for low-income households and energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs that would be delivered to qualified beneficiaries via Energy Workshops given by the Asian Community Development Corporation.