"America's economy grew over 60% from 1982 to 1998, while our energy consumption remained the same! This data cited from E-The Environmental Magazine; January 1998, proves that energy savings steps really work when done right."
![Edison, Edison's light bulb, incandescent, electric bill, Earth Day, SL-18, Philip's compact fluorescent, Fluorescent bulbs, going green, saving electricity](/uploads/1/1/3/8/11384312/inc-bulbsocket_1_orig.jpg)
Shut Down one power plant!
One high efficient energy saving bulb eliminates, over its lifetime, 524 pounds of coal or approximately 350 pounds of carbon or saves almost half a barrel of oil!
Fewer power plants translate into helping solve problems with: Acid Rain, Greenhouse Effect, Nuclear Waste, Air Pollution, high electric rates, high electric bills and more!
Standard Incandescent light bulbs will LOSE up to 45% of their light output with use. However, you continue to pay for the full wattage of the bulb!
For Example:
- After a 100 watt bulb is on for about 420 hours (about 12 hours a day for 5 weeks)
that bulb will lose light level and only "give off" or "put out" 55 watts of light!
- Meanwhile, you still pay for 100 watts of electricity!
- Then after 750 hours or about four weeks later, the bulb will burn out!
![Edison, Edison's light bulb, incandescent, electric bill, Earth Day, SL-18, Philip's compact fluorescent, Fluorescent bulbs, going green, saving electricity](/uploads/1/1/3/8/11384312/incbulb-chart_2_orig.jpg)
The better made energy saving bulbs lose only 10% to 15% of their light output over their much longer life which is about 2 1/2 years when on 12 hours a day...
Over 27 years if used less than one hour per day!
These better made bulbs realize up to 76% savings in electricity and energy.
Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
Contribute your comments!