At the moment, CFL’s are all the rage.Compact fluorescent lights save energy because they put out 4 times the light as an incandescent bulb for the same amount of energy. The cost is finally coming down on CFL’s for the electricity savings.
I think that we should bypass this intermediary step. We should go direct to LED bulbs. You know those hockey puck-type lights they sell for under the cabinets, etc. They are also used on battery operated trouble lights. Manufacturers use LED’s because they give off a lot of light and can be run off of batteries. LED’s use a little bit of power.
Before the advent of computers and other electronic devices that are on all the time, lighting for the home was a big part of a homeowner's electricity cost. LED’s would greatly reduce that cost.
If we are to make a change in type of bulbs then lets make a big change.
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At least they don't have the mercury problem like CFL's do. I replaced some of my bulbs with CFL's, but have refrained from doing a complete switchover (bulbs on dimmer switches, for example). Thus far though, I have had only one CFL bulb burn out on me. The rest have so far lasted longer than any regular bulb I ever had.
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