To view our videos, you need to
enable JavaScript. Learn how.
install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now.

Then come back here and refresh the page.

It's part of the Targeted Demand Side Management Program and is currently offered in parts of all the boroughs except Queens. In an effort to lighten the load on the power grid and to defer costly improvements on the infrastructure, Con Ed has contracted companies to visit homes and businesses to swap out bulbs.

"Customers are using more energy now than ever before so we would like to do is to reinforce our grid to reduce whatever energy usage we can," said Steven Mysholowsky, a Con Edison spokesman.

The program is not offered to everyone, just those in particular areas on the grid where they are looking to scale back usage, like on Staten Island where we caught up with a team from the Free Lighting Corporation to see what it's all about.

"A customer would call us and we would identify through Con Edison their electric network and where they live and then once that is established we would set an appointment for them at their convenience for us to send a truck over which has all the lamps on it and change out whatever they would like changed out for free," said Chuck Weitzel, Free Lighting Corporation.

Once the bulbs are switched, customers will start saving immediately. A compact florescent bulb uses 75 percent less energy than a standard incandescent bulb, so that could translate to a savings of $10 to $100 a month depending on the size of your home.

And let's not forget the savings on the cost of the bulbs either.

"I went to Wal-Mart and each light bulb was about $12.99 plus tax, so it's very costly. And they did the whole house. You can see this is a big house we have a lot of lamps so we saved a lot of money just on that," said Elias Zambrano, a program participant.

The program is only offered in limited areas on Staten Island, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan. Each transition project will last a few years and new locations are added as needed. To see if your home falls in one of these areas to make you eligible you can call Con Ed at 1-800-643-1289.