Start the New Year Right!
Did you know that if every household in the United States replaced just one incandescent light bulb with a CFL bulb, it would have an environmental impact equivalent to removing one million cars from the American roads?
So what is a CFL bulb? It’s full name is “compact fluorescent light bulb”. A CFL bulb is a type of fluorescent lamp which screws into a regular light bulb socket, or plugs into a small lighting fixture. The advantages over regular incandescent light bulbs are their long life (6,000 to 10,000 hours instead of 750 to 1,000 hours) and energy savings due to their lower power.
The U.S. government’s Energy Star web site reports that ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs provide the same amount of light (lumens) as standard incandescent bulbs, but have lower wattage ratings, meaning that they use less energy, last longer and cause less pollution.
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Are these lightbulbs… expensive??
Comment by Kevin W — January 2, 2006 @ 2:17 pm
Kevin - I think they cost a bit more, but you save in that they use less electricity and they last longer. This page at Energy Star explains that by replacing the five most used lights in a home, one would save $60 a year. So the lights would probably pay for themselves in one year, yet they should last about seven years.
Comment by Neddy — January 2, 2006 @ 7:57 pm