Conserving Energy: Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (Minutes, Cheap)

Conserving Energy

This blog shares the experiences I've had implementing various solutions to saving energy, primarily in my home. Over the past few years, I've cut my yearly electric usage by over 12,000 kwh per year, natural gas by 133 ccf per year, and am saving over $700 per year even though energy prices have increased more than 250% over the same period. Many of these solutions cost less than a couple hundred dollars, some less than $10, so they're definitely worth the effort.
My home is a 2500 square foot house built in the 1970's. We live in Louisiana, so our home needs a lot more protection from the heat than the cold. However, we do have cold snaps that bring us below the freezing mark periodically, so heating is still a concern.

As with any solutions, your mileage may vary.

Friday, September 08, 2006

Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (Minutes, Cheap)

Replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents gets cheaper every day. Wal-Mart realized that replacing the bulbs just in the ceiling fans at each store would save the company $6 Million in electricity. Your savings may not be as drastic, but you will save money, and you'll have to replace the bulbs a lot less, too. On average, compact fluorescents last 6-10 times the equivalent incandescent bulbs and use about one quarter the energy.

Speaking of Wal-Mart: "In the next 12 months, starting with a major push this month, Wal-Mart wants to sell every one of its regular customers--100 million in all--one swirl bulb." Read How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change the World? One. And You're Looking At It at FastCompany.com.

I mentioned my CFL experiences once before.

Conserving Energy

Friday, September 08, 2006

Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (Minutes, Cheap)

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