Compact Fluorescent vs. Incandescent

At Headquarters, twenty 100 watt incandescent spot lights were replaced with 23 watt mini compact fluorescent lamps (CFL).

A CFL uses so little power compared with old bulbs, a $3 swirl pays for itself in lower electric bills in about five months.

Compact fluorescent light (CFL) use one quarter of the energy of standard incandescent bulbs. A 15-watt CFL produces the same high-quality light as a typical 60-watt incandescent bulb.

If every one of 110 million American households bought just one compact fluorescent lamp, took it home, and replaced an ordinary 60-watt bulb, the energy saved would be enough to power a city of 1.5 million people.

CFL – Compact Fluorescent Lamp	Equivalent Incandescent
15-watt CFL	65-watt
18-watt CFL	75-watt
23-watt CFL	100-watt

Standard incandescent bulbs waste 90% of their energy by producing heat, not light.

On the left, the an old incandescent light bulb. While, to it's right, the four CFLs that will produce four times the light for the same energy expense as the old bulb.

In terms of oil not burned, or greenhouse gases not exhausted into the atmosphere, one CFL used in 110 million American households is equivalent to taking 1.3 million cars off the road.

Compact fluorescents, even in heavy use, last 5, 7, 10 years. Install one on your 30th birthday; it may be around to help illuminate your 40th.

Learn more about CFL lamps. Don't want the full story; see answers to frequently asked questions.


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