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Save Energy! | Click here to get your CFL 6-pack! |
Small step for man, a giant leap for mankind. The same can be said for screwing in a light bulb.  A couple of turns of the wrist can help turn the tide of global warming. According to the Power Scorecard replacing one incandescent light bulb with an energy efficient compact fluorescent (CFL) can save up to 260 pounds of carbon dioxide per year. Multiply that by the number of households in America and you get upwards of 27 billion pounds of carbon dioxide diverted from the atmosphere each year. Not bad for 30 seconds of work. Furthermore, the Union of Concerned Scientists found that if every household in California replaced four 100-watt incandescent bulbs with the equivalent wattage compact fluorescent burning on average of five hours per day, the energy saved would equal that generated by four 350 megawatt power plants. That extrapolates to thirty-six power plants if extended to include every household in America. It seems almost too good to be true. And it keeps getting better. The bulb pays for itself many times over in reduced utility bills. A study by the U. S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy found that the savings that accrue to the compact fluorescent over its useful life amounted to $ 62.95. We’ve reproduced the study below so you can see for yourself. CFLs last on average four and one half years--assuming the light is turned on six hours per day--so they are perfect for those hard-to-reach places. To get the most energy savings install the CFL in a fixture where the light is on for long periods of time.  We are offering a great deal on these Philips Marathon bulbs which we think are the finest bulbs on the market. Philips developed the compact fluorescent light bulb technology after all, and when we did a “taste” test of different brands of CFLs, we preferred the quality of light provided by the Philips Marathon bulbs. So why wait? Screw in an energy saving compact fluorescent today. It feels really good. 
The following is a comparison between the wattage of commonly available incandescent lamps and the wattage of a CFL that will provide similar light levels:
25 Watt Incandescent = 5 Watt CFL
50 = 9 Watt CFL
60 = 15 Watt CFL
75 = 20 Watt CFL
100 = 25 Watt CFL
120 = 28 Watt CFL
150 = 39 Watt CFL
A major advantage of using CFLs, however, is to save money, as shown in the table below. This table assumes the light is on for 6 hours per day and that the electric rate is 10 cents per kilowatt-hour.
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