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 GE 75368 Energy Smart 13-Watt Spiral Compact Fluorescent Bulb, Candelabra Base, 2-Pack Sale Price: $11.50  Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days  |
 Feit Electric ESL40TN/D 42-Watt Compact Fluorescent High-Wattage Bulb, Daylight List Price: Sale Price: $10.93 You save: $9.06 (45%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days |
 TCP 14-Watt Soft White Compact Fluorescent Flood Light Bulb (6 Pack) List Price: Sale Price: $19.99 You save: $9.98 (33%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days |
 CowboyStudio 45W Compact Fluorescent CFL Daylight Balanced Bulb with 5500K Color Temperature for Photography & Video Studio Lighting List Price: Sale Price: $6.99 You save: $1.01 (13%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days |
 First Alert PIR725 Compact Fluorescent Bulb Compatible Motion Sensing Socket List Price: Sale Price: $18.81 You save: $21.18 (53%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days |
 GE 97597 - F13DBX/841/ECO4P - 13 Watt Quad-Tube Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb, 4 Pin, 4100K List Price: Sale Price: $4.00 You save: $25.99 (87%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days |
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Save Energy and Money by Changing your Light Bulbs
The light bulb Thomas Edison invented and made famous may be on its way out in the coming years, at least in the Golden State. California State Assemblyman Lloyd Levine recently introduced legislation that would ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs by 2012. This legislation, titled the “How Many Legislators Does it take to Change a Light Bulb Act,” (say that 5 times fast) touts the benefits of energy-saving light bulbs, such as the increasingly popular compact fluorescent bulb or CFL, and the up-and-coming LED bulb.
The highly inefficient incandescent bulb converts only 5 percent of the energy it receives into light while pouring thousands of tons of carbon dioxide into the earth’s atmosphere, as opposed to the CFL, which has a whopping 10,000 hour life span and uses only 180 kWh over those 10,000 hours. The incandescent bulb, or bulbs, as multiple would be needed, uses 750 kWh over that same 10,000 hour time frame.
Many other states are likely to follow as scorching summers are making rolling blackouts and brownouts a normal occurrence. Wide use of efficient bulbs would drastically reduce the energy drain year round, but would make a huge difference in the summer when air conditioners are running for months on end in some parts of the country.
What you can do is lead the charge starting now—why wait until 2012 or however long it takes to get legislation through the hoops of the political process. CFL’s may cost a bit more up front, but can save you around $55 per bulb over the course of a year. Count the number of incandescent bulbs in your home now and then count the money you’ll save. Eco-Lights.com has trumpeted the use of energy efficient bulbs since its inception in 2003 and has one of the largest selections of solar and Energy Star approved lighting fixtures on the web. Do your part and switch to compact fluorescent bulbs today.
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Why People Should Use Energy Saving Fluorescent Bulbs
Changing out older incandescent bulbs for an energy saving fluorescent bulb is one of the most simple ways to start saving energy. The common name for these bulbs are compact fluorescents. Yes. they can be expensive, but only if you buy one at a time. Don't buy single compact fluorescent bulbs, buying in bulk can save you as much as $2.00 to $3.00 per bulb.
Reducing Energy Costs for some my seem a little overwhelming. All this talk about Solar, Wind and Thermal can be confusing to the average person. Below you will see the benefits of using compact fluorescent's as a simple way to start reducing your energy cost .
Replacing your existing incandescent bulbs with super efficient compact fluorescent bulbs is one of the easiest ways to start Reducing Energy Cost immediately and anyone can do it. The best way to purchase CFL bulbs is in bulk, they'll average around $1.75 to $2.50 each in bulk. The cost will also depend on the brand you buy. GE, of course is one of the top rated brands and has a decent price in bulk.
Is the high cost worth the the trouble? I think it is, I've replaced all of mine. But, you can buy a 4 pack of incandescent bulbs for $2.00-$3.00. Well, keep in mind that each compact fluorescent bulb replaces the life of 8 incandescent bulbs. That's a saving of $5.50 just on bulbs. A compact fluorescent will save you an average of $38.00 per bulb life span according to the folks at GE.
Let's look at the five year average:
If each compact fluorescent can save you and average of $38.00 and the average household has around 20 bulbs. The yearly savings would be around $152.00 per year for just one Energy Reducing Idea.
According to the U.S. Dept. of Energy the life span of a compact fluorescent bulb can be affected by the number of times it is cycled, meaning turned on and off. So if you leave a room a plan to revisit that room within the next fifteen minutes, it's best to leave the light on. You will still be reducing your energy costs using the compact over incandescent, even though you leave the light on longer. Just don't leave the lights on for hours......
GE claims their 13 watt CFL bulbs are guaranteed to last 8,000 hours based on a 5 year consumer average of 4 hours per day. Nothing is mentioned by GE about the number of cycles affecting the life span of their bulb. Each manufacturer has different specifications, so make sure an read each life span claim on the product packaging before buying. Amazon is a excellent place for customer ratings before you purchase.
Benefits of Compact Fluorescent over Incandescent Bulbs:
1. Saves an average of $38.00 per bulb
2. Uses a quarter of the Energy of an Incandescent
3. Produces more light per watt than Incandescents.
4. Produces less heat, 80%-90% less.
Benefits of Incandescent Bulbs over Compact Fluorescent :
1. Produces heat for applications where heat is needed by light, ie; non insulated well houses.
2. Color rendition is far better than CFL, however CFL's have made lot's of improvements in this area.
3. They look better, I personally think CFL are ugly. So if you like decorative lighting, CFL's are not for you.
Compact Fluorescents Can Only Do So Much, Learn How You Can Cut That Energy Bill In Half at www.reduce-energy.info
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Tamil Nadu bans incandescent bulbs to save power
Tamil Nadu Friday banned use of old-style, energy intensive incandescent bulbs in offices across the state and ordered the use of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) to save power.
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