Compact Flourescent CFL Sales Drop
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Hard to believe but CFL sales actually dropped in 2008 compared to 2007. One article blames it on the economy. People want to save money but short shortsightedly buy the cheaper priced bulb. Some people do not light the light color emitted, but may not realize there are CFL bulbs with different emission colors.
” Lighting accounts for some 20% of residential electricity use in the U.S. — a lot to fritter away as wasted heat. Yet about 80% of all bulbs sold to U.S. consumers are incandescents, which often cost less than 25 cents apiece, about one-tenth the price of a compact fluorescent.”
In the coming years, incandescent bulbs will be slowly phased out, so people will have to buy CFLs or LED bulbs.
The estimated amount of savings is up to $39 over the life of the CFL. A typical house may have over 60 light bulbs.
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June 30th, 2009 at 3:57 am
Many of us are sometimes pennywise and pound-foolish. Although incandescent lights are much cheaper, the power they consume and the radiation in the form of heat that they produce is a lot more expensive in the long run. It is imperative that we all change over to CFL or even better, to LED lighting as soon as possible, as these are much energy efficient lighting systems. You may refer to my site for more insights on this topic.
Joost Hoogstrate
June 30th, 2009 at 3:57 am
Many of us are sometimes pennywise and pound-foolish. Although incandescent lights are much cheaper, the power they consume and the radiation in the form of heat that they produce is a lot more expensive in the long run. It is imperative that we all change over to CFL or even better, to LED lighting as soon as possible, as these are much energy efficient lighting systems.
Joost Hoogstrate