Thursday, January 13, 2011

Today's Energy Thought


We know that CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps) are more efficient than incandescent bulbs but what
does this mean? When comparing fluorescent bulbs with incandescent bulbs of an equivalent brightness, a fluorescent bulb converts 22 percent of electricity to visible white light whereas an incandescent bulb only converts 10 percent. So if you do the math, CLFs are more than twice as efficient as your standard incandescent bulb.

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