Incandescent Vs Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Power Companies and CFL Manufacturers are busy trying to convince you to buy and use the (Star Energy) compact fluorescent light bulbs. Are you biting? Here are some of the facts that may cause you to change your mind and thus change your bulbs.

Only 10% of energy used by incandescent bulbs is turned into light. They create 90% heat. A 60-watt bulb can be replaced with a 15 watt CFL light and you still get the same amount of light and for less energy cost. Just look at this:

75 watt incandescent = 20 watt CLF
90 watt incandescent = 23 watt CLF
100 watt incandescent = 28 watt CLF

If every American home replaced just one incandescent bulb with a CLF bulb, the energy savings would be enough to light more than 3 million homes for a year. That is a $600 million annual energy cost plus the greenhouse gases reduction would equal the emissions of more than 800,000 cars. Not to mention that CFL’s last up to ten times longer than incandescent bulbs.

The initial bulb cost is indeed higher, but over time you will save money. You can save up to 75% of your electrical lighting cost. That’s nothing to ignore, right? So what are you waiting for? Begin with one and each time you need a replacement bulb buy another. Purchase this one bulb with nothing else on the receipt and keep it in a safe place. Record the replaced bulb location and check out the warranty if you think it is warranted when the light burns out.

That’s simple enough to do. Give it a try and see for yourself which is the victor in the Incandescent Vs Compact Fluorescent light bulbs battle.

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Incandescent Vs Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

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