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Choosing the Right CFL

Posted on October 10, 2008

Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) will save you money on electricity bills, use less energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified CFL bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, and more than $600 million in annual energy costs. ENERGY STAR qualified bulbs use about 75 % less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer. But with several different kinds on the market, how do you know which ones work best and where?Here are some tips ...

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