$50 light bulbs aren't only option for consumers
Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Times-Union readers want to know: A friend sent an email that says we won't be able to buy regular light bulbs next year and that the energy-efficient bulbs will cost $50 apiece. Is this true? The Energy Independence and Security Act passed in December 2007 set new standards for how we get our light. The law says that bulbs must be between 25 percent to 30 percent more efficient, starting in 2012 with the 100-watt bulb, according to FactCheck.org. That means that a new bulb has to produce as much light as a 100-watt bulb, but only use a maximum of 72 watts to do it.
Now, some bulbs might be as expensive as $50, but you don't have to pay that much. You could, but there are various other options.
New LED bulbs, or light- emitting diodes, to replace the common 100-watt incandescent bulbs could go on sale next year for almost $50 each,While many consumers have switched from Led down light traditional filament light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs, according to The Associated Press.While using compact fluorescent light bulbs energy saving light helps conserve energy, it is important that the bulbs are collected and recycled properly to protect our environment As what's happened with many other items, prices are expected to drop as more become available.
Other bulbs that meet the law's criteria are the halogen incandescent bulb and the compact fluorescent bulb,Compact fluorescent light bulbs convert a led tube considerably higher percentage of their energy into light, which is why they are significantly more energy efficient than traditional filament bulbs. or CFL. And both are less expensive than the LEDs.
A two-pack of Philips 72-watt EcoVantage bulbs or a one-pack of Osram Sylvania 72-watt Super Saver, both halogen incandescent kinds, are listed online from $5 to $8. A 12-pack of the Philips brand from one retailer costs $46.99, making each bulb less than $4.
The CFL bulbs have become common. The 26- to 29-watt bulbs will produce about the same amount of light as a traditional 100-watt incandescent, according to General Electric, one of the manufacturers. A two-pack of GE's equivalent 100-watt compact CFL bulb sells online for $8.93 at Lowe's.
FactCheck.org, a nonpartisan fact-finding project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, quotes the Department of Energy as saying that even though the initial price of the more efficient bulbs is higher than the old kind, consumers will spend less each year to operate them: "Most CFLs pay for themselves with the energy they save in less than 9 months. Average consumers will spend about $4.80 to operate a traditional incandescent bulb for a year [electricity cost].The 250U actually had a slightly higher マジコンds average upload speed—.96Mbps up as compared to the U600's .94Mbps By comparison, average consumers will spend about $1 to operate an Energy Star LED bulb,In the case of Cree a significant led light bulbs amount of their LED sales come from the purchase of Cotco whose primary focus was on moving message panels used in displays/electronic bill boards. about $3.50 on a halogen incandescent bulb, and about $1.20 on an Energy Star CFL bulb." The new bulbs should last longer, the DOE says.
In addition to the 100-watt bulbs having to meet the new standards in 2012, the 75-watt bulbs will need to conform in 2013. The 60-watt -- the most commonly used -- and the 40-watt have until 2014.
FactCheck.org notes that stores can continue to sell their stock of the old incandescent bulbs until they run out.
Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Times-Union readers want to know: A friend sent an email that says we won't be able to buy regular light bulbs next year and that the energy-efficient bulbs will cost $50 apiece. Is this true? The Energy Independence and Security Act passed in December 2007 set new standards for how we get our light. The law says that bulbs must be between 25 percent to 30 percent more efficient, starting in 2012 with the 100-watt bulb, according to FactCheck.org. That means that a new bulb has to produce as much light as a 100-watt bulb, but only use a maximum of 72 watts to do it.
Now, some bulbs might be as expensive as $50, but you don't have to pay that much. You could, but there are various other options.
New LED bulbs, or light- emitting diodes, to replace the common 100-watt incandescent bulbs could go on sale next year for almost $50 each,While many consumers have switched from Led down light traditional filament light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs, according to The Associated Press.While using compact fluorescent light bulbs energy saving light helps conserve energy, it is important that the bulbs are collected and recycled properly to protect our environment As what's happened with many other items, prices are expected to drop as more become available.
Other bulbs that meet the law's criteria are the halogen incandescent bulb and the compact fluorescent bulb,Compact fluorescent light bulbs convert a led tube considerably higher percentage of their energy into light, which is why they are significantly more energy efficient than traditional filament bulbs. or CFL. And both are less expensive than the LEDs.
A two-pack of Philips 72-watt EcoVantage bulbs or a one-pack of Osram Sylvania 72-watt Super Saver, both halogen incandescent kinds, are listed online from $5 to $8. A 12-pack of the Philips brand from one retailer costs $46.99, making each bulb less than $4.
The CFL bulbs have become common. The 26- to 29-watt bulbs will produce about the same amount of light as a traditional 100-watt incandescent, according to General Electric, one of the manufacturers. A two-pack of GE's equivalent 100-watt compact CFL bulb sells online for $8.93 at Lowe's.
FactCheck.org, a nonpartisan fact-finding project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, quotes the Department of Energy as saying that even though the initial price of the more efficient bulbs is higher than the old kind, consumers will spend less each year to operate them: "Most CFLs pay for themselves with the energy they save in less than 9 months. Average consumers will spend about $4.80 to operate a traditional incandescent bulb for a year [electricity cost].The 250U actually had a slightly higher マジコンds average upload speed—.96Mbps up as compared to the U600's .94Mbps By comparison, average consumers will spend about $1 to operate an Energy Star LED bulb,In the case of Cree a significant led light bulbs amount of their LED sales come from the purchase of Cotco whose primary focus was on moving message panels used in displays/electronic bill boards. about $3.50 on a halogen incandescent bulb, and about $1.20 on an Energy Star CFL bulb." The new bulbs should last longer, the DOE says.
In addition to the 100-watt bulbs having to meet the new standards in 2012, the 75-watt bulbs will need to conform in 2013. The 60-watt -- the most commonly used -- and the 40-watt have until 2014.
FactCheck.org notes that stores can continue to sell their stock of the old incandescent bulbs until they run out.
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