It’s easy to convince people to buy a smaller car today. I think it simply makes sense. If your overall spending on gas each month is $400 with your current vehicle, then it stands to reason that you’d pay $200 per month if you chose to use a vehicle that gets twice as many miles-per-gallon (MPG).
Energy efficient lighting is like using a 80 MPG vehicle instead of the 20 MPG you currently have. You will definitely spend less money installing compact fluorescent light bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs. A lot less. As a result of this change, you will also be helping to keep the country’s air clean by reducing demand for electricity. You will be able to help yourself and the environment in one action.
Some old truths about CFL light bulbs have been put to rest with new developments. One of the big issues was that the color of the light produced by fluorescent light bulbs was cold or stark. These days, CFL’s can be found in all light colors, from very warm white to bluish white daylight models. Another concern in the past was that the bulbs were huge and could not fit in many normal fixtures. The size of newer bulb models has been drastically reduced. Sylvania’s new MicroMini light bulb is actually smaller than a normal incandescent bulb, and will fit anywhere a normal bulb fits.
Also keep in mind that compact fluorescent lighting is much cooler than standard lighting, which will help you keep your air conditioning costs down, thus saving you even more energy and money.
In the future, LED technology will prevail. New breakthroughs are being made all the time. For now, your best option for going green in your home or business lighting is using compact fluorescent light bulbs. Give them a try, and I think you’ll realize that this is one of the easiest ways to help the environment and save money on energy.
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