Efficient Products Program - Lighting
Compact Fluorescents
Did you know that to produce the same amount of light, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) consume on average only a quarter of the energy of incandescent bulbs?
And they last five to ten times longer. There are two kinds of compact fluorescent lamps: screw-in and pin-based.
Save money
Hydro-Québec rebate
| Replacement product | Rebate |
|---|---|
| Screw-in compact fluorescent lamp | $4/lamp |
| Fixture with pin-based compact fluorescent lamp/td> | $25/fixture |
Typical savings
| Before | After | Energy savings | Rebate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 60-W incandescent bulbs | 25 15-W screw-in CFLs | $284/year*
Assumptions
Electricity rate: 9¢/kWh Time used: 2,800 hours |
$100 |
| 25 fixtures with 150-W incandescent lamps | 25 fixtures with 26-W pin-based CFLs**
Ballast losses: 6 W |
$743/year*
Assumptions
Electricity rate: 9¢/kWh Time used: 2,800 hours |
$625 |
You can't lose
- Payback period under two years
- Much lower power consumption
- Minimum service life of 10,000 hours
- Lower maintenance costs
- Environmentally friendly (lower mercury content)
A variety of applications
Their high color-rendering index makes CFLs an ideal replacement for incandescent lightbulbs, especially for areas such as these:
- Workstations
- Lobbies
- Vestibules
- Hallways
- Displays