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Tip 8: Replace Incandescent Lights with Compact Florescent Bulbs

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change your bulbs to cfl's to save electric costs

Here's a tip with a quick payback. Compared to incandescent lamps giving the same amount of visible light, CFLs generally use less power and have a much longer rated life. Over the course of the bulbs' life, a home with twenty Compact Florescent Light can be expected to save more than $600 in electricity costs and save 40,000 times their weight in greenhouse gases!

This chart illustrates the differences between the two forms of illumination:

chart illustrating cfl enegy savings over incandescent bulbs

cfl energy saving bulb
cfl energy saving bulb
cfl energy saving bulb

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