It’s a myth that reducing electric energy consumption by installing energy-efficient lighting will have a significant impact on oil consumption.

According to the Energy Information Administration, oil accounted for only 1.6% of electric power generation in the United States in 2007.
Coal is the largest producer of electric power in the U.S. at 48.5% of electric power generation, followed by natural gas (21.6%) and nuclear (19.4%).
Energy-efficient lighting and controls offer numerous benefits, but unfortunately reducing America’s oil dependence is not one of them.
Well, thats not really true. As autos move away from gasoline and toward plug-in technology, we’ll need to reduce home energy consumption to mitigate the increase. Energy efficient lighting in that context does help with oil consumption. Bottom line, we have to start thinking about energy use holistically.