It’s been nine months since I replaced most of the conventional light bulbs here at Ranchero Indebto with compact fluorescent light bulbs. I’m quite happy with the results. I’m not just saving on the electric bill. I’m not wasting time replacing burned out bulbs, either. Compact fluorescent light bulbs don’t just save energy… they last a long long time. I’ve learned some important things about compact fluorescent light bulbs along the way…

The standard bulb in our house had been a 60 watt incandescent. It seemed like we were buying a pack or two each month at the supermarket. And it seemed like there was always a bulb to change somewhere.

According to the EPA and the DOE,

ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs
use 66% less energy than a standard incandescent bulb and last up
to 10 times longer. Replacing a 100-watt incandescent with a 32-watt
compact fluorescent light can save you at least $30 in energy costs
over the life of the bulb.

I was keen to slash our electricity costs for lighting by two thirds. And I was fed up with replacing bulbs every other week.

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