Although compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) cost more in the store than incandescent bulbs, the price difference gradually turns into savings, because CFLs last 10 times longer and use up to 75% less energy. In the long term, because you replace them less often, you save!

Want to know how much you will save?

Comparison for 10,000 hours of lighting.

	COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTING one 15-W CFL	INCANDESCENT LIGHTING ten 60-W bulbs
Purchase price	about $4.00	about $0.90 each X 10 = $9.00
Lifespan	10,000 hours	10 X 1,000 = 10,000 hours
Energy consumption	150 kWh	600 kWh
Energy cost at 7.33¢/kWh	$11.00	$43.98
Savings for each bulb replaced
• Consumption	$43.98 - $11.00 = $32.98
• Purchase price	$9.00 - $4.00 = $5.00
• Total, excluding    cross-effects*	$37.98

*What are cross-effects?

Because CFLs emit less heat than incandescent bulbs, your heating system has to make up the difference during the winter. Even so, you'll save $17 over the lifespan of each CFL bulb used indoors. (Estimate for an electrically heated single-family dwelling.)

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