Speaking personally, I have to say that I've come to prefer energy-efficient bulbs. When I had key-system electricity a few years ago, it really was the case that every penny counted, as it was so ridiculously expensive. Although the efficient bulbs cost more upfront, I found that using them knocked about 10% off my weekly electric bill.
I was quite surprised by this, so I did a quick estimation and it turns out that lighting can be quite expensive - the problem is that, unlike other appliances, lights will be on for hours at a time.
Also, the nice thing about the efficient bulbs is that they last a lot longer than, say, a Tesco cheapo-bulb (a.k.a click-blink-pop). The upshot is, I feel that they do make sense, particularly for low-income households.
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Date: 2010-Oct-16, Saturday 14:32 (UTC)I was quite surprised by this, so I did a quick estimation and it turns out that lighting can be quite expensive - the problem is that, unlike other appliances, lights will be on for hours at a time.
Also, the nice thing about the efficient bulbs is that they last a lot longer than, say, a Tesco cheapo-bulb (a.k.a click-blink-pop). The upshot is, I feel that they do make sense, particularly for low-income households.