Hello again and hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. Sorry i was away so long. But back now with an idea that seems to be catching on around the country. Compact fluorescent light bulbs....or CFL's. These light bulbs look like a regular light bulb at the base but where the fat part of the old bulb is ..they look like a spring. While these bulbs are a little more expensive than the old type bulb, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that by comparison to standard bulbs, Energy Star CFL bulbs:
- Use 75% less energy and last up to 10 times longer
- Save about $30 over a bulbs lifetime
- Produce 75% less heat
- Can fit almost any fixture--indoor or outdoor bulbs are available
One note of caution about these new bulbs:
While CFL bulbs contain traces of mercury. environmentalists favor the bulbs because, by requiring less energy, they will actually cut down on mercury pollution produced by coal burning. The EPA agrees. While mercury doesn't make CFL's unsafe, experts say it does place them alongside many other household products -- paint to batteries-- that need to be used and disposed of in a responsible manor.
Electrical cooperative leaders view energy efficiency measures like CFL bulbs as the "fifth fuel" along with coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear because of its potential to avoid the need for large chunks of power to be generated at any given time.
So lets see $30 per bulb over the life of the bulb. i can count ten easy right now from where i sit in my house...and if the bulbs last a few years... Seems like a wise choice to me. How about you ? Just a thought . Have a good one.
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