Lower Electric Bill
You know how sometimes you do something ‘green’ and you can never really tell if it is having an impact? You follow suggestions to save money/cut your electric use/improve your footprint…etc, but you can’t really measure the outcome?
Well, a year ago, I changed all the lightbulbs in my house (with the exception of a few special ones) to the new CFLs. I realized that my electric bill is about 20% less month over month than years before!
CFL stands for compact flourescent bulbs. They are the curly-looking ones that fit into a regular incandescent base. Typically, they are more than an incandescent bulb, but they last much longer, burn much cooler, use 80% less energy for the same light and over the life of the bulb, save you $30. Mulltiply that savings by the number of bulbs you replace and - HEY! You’re saving buckaroos! You’re also helping to save the Earth.
Checkout this site for all sorts of great information on CFLs and also LED bulbs:
unscrewamerica.org
