The short answer to this question is ??YES.?
There are three popular alternatives to incandescent light bulbs: Quartz-Halogen Lights, Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs and Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs.
Below is a four-way savings comparison between Incandescent, CFL and LED light bulbs. Choose the one that best fits your sockets and adds money to your pockets.
Incandescent Light Bulbs: Since there is no such thing as an energy-saving incandescent light bulb, there is no such thing as a money-saving incandescent bulb either. Don??t let anyone tell you otherwise. The bulb that some companies may be marketing as ??energy-saving? are lower wattage bulbs ?? sure they save you a few pennies right now, but you??ll be sitting in the dark.
Quartz-Halogen bulbs: These are glorified incandescent bulbs. They use 10 % less energy than an incandescent bulb and burn brighter, but won??t really save you enough to say ??yippee? to.
CFL bulbs: These bulbs are amazing. I have them all over my house. They cost more up front than an incandescent bulb, but they last 10 years longer and will save you an average of $25 in its lifetime.
LED bulbs: Another amazing invention that I wish I thought of first. LED bulbs last 10 times longer than CFL bulbs ??that??s 50-100 times longer than a regular incandescent bulb! The average savings over the lifetime of the bulb hovers around $750. Yowza! If the CFL bulbs ever burn out, I??m replacing them with LED.
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I find that CFL’s dim after a few months and for me they only last from 1 to 2 years before they either dim too much or stop working altogether, just as one has only minutes before I am writing this. I use the Phillips brand too, so not some cheap brand either.
So CFL’s may be good for some but speaking for myself I’m debating whether to just go and buy an old style incandescent replacement at only 20% the price of a overhyped CFL.
just my unscientific observation and experience with CFL’s.
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