The Fuerte Tiuana military base in Caracas, Venezuela has a warehouse full of the high-tech tools that will be used to help power the country out of the worst electricity crisis it’s seen in more than 50 years - energy-saving light bulbs. BBC News reports that troops will soon deliver these bulbs across the country.

With the ban on incandescent light bulbs set to take effect in America in 2012, it may seem very foreign to U.S. consumers that most of the bulbs used in Venezuela are traditional, inefficient incandescent light bulbs.

The source reports that Venezuelans consume more than 1,000 kilowatt hours a year per person, making them the highest energy consumers per capita in Latin America.

The government has initiated several new energy-saving plans - including fines on any business that doesn't cut energy consumption by 20 percent.

Military troops will distribute these bulbs and collect outdated lights. Officials hope homeowners and corporate leaders will be satisfied by their electricity bill savings and be more willing to make the switch to efficient lights.

"We are 27 million Venezuelans. If all of us switch off one light, that's 27 million light bulbs, and that's what makes the difference," Javier Alvarado, vice-minister for electrical energy, told the source.

Ironically, Venezuela was one of the first nations to take federal measures to phase out incandescent light bulbs back in 2005. Now, the ban on incandescent bulbs has expanded its reach around the globe - including Australia, the United States, and the European Union.