I created a CFL bulb testimonial 6 months ago and now I'm updating the status on my orginal claim. I replaced an incandescent bulb with a CFL bulb the week of Thanksgiving in 2008. The previous incandescent bulbs needed to be replaced every month.
I'm happy to report that the CFL bulb is still going after 12 months on the job. I am very happy with these results. The light bulb is in the outside lamp post and is on for a few hours each night.
Orginal CFL testimonial blog post:
For the last few years I’d used incandescent light bulbs in my outside lamp post. They would burn out every month, like clockwork. The light was on about eight hours every day. It was highly annoying to replace a bulb every month. I have since gone to the wonderful world of CFL bulbs.
I replaced an old incandescent bulb with a CFL bulb during the last week of November in 2008. As I’m typing this on May 27, 2009 the CFL bulb is still working. That is six months, which is six times longer than any of the incandescent light bulbs I used. That’s pretty cool, but I haven’t even gotten into the energy I’ve saved. EnergyStar.gov claims that CFLs “will save about $30 over its lifetime and pay for itself in about 6 months. It uses 75 percent less energy and lasts about 10 times longer than an incandescent bulb.” I’m a believer.
I’ve replaced all of my old incandescent bulbs in the house with CFLs now. If you haven’t already replaced your old bulbs with CFL bulbs, I would urge you to do so. You will be conserving energy, saving money and saving time of having to replace bulbs.
So, if you still haven't started to use CFL bulbs, I would urge you to do so. At least try out one and put it in one of your most used lights. I bet you'll be happy with your new investment as well. You'll be saving energy and saving money.
I'll post again on this CFL testimonial topic again when the bulb burns out. If that happens.
This week I received something quite unexpected in the mail from my electric and gas company. In the envelope,
instead of a bill, there was a nice letter and coupons for compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) at an area Home Depot. In the past Louisville Gas
and Electric Company (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Company (KU), which are e-on companies,
have been sending pamphlets on how to save more money through programmable thermostats and ways to
conserve electricity, but I think this latest mailing is a big step forward for an electric company. Of course there is the argument that these mailings use more paper, but let's hope that these mailings are on recycled paper.
On their website, concerning the coupons, this is posted:
The coupon offering is part of the E.ON U.S. energy efficiency program that provides customers
with information about how they can use energy more wisely. The coupons are for $4 off the purchase of a
4-pack of 14-watt spiral CFLs or $3 off a 2-pack of 14-watt CFL floodlamps. The coupons are for the
'N:vision' or 'Ecosmart' brands. The replacement of incandescent light bulbs with CFLs is just one
aspect of the program. If customers replace five of their most used incandescent light bulbs, they could
save an estimated $27 per year in their energy bills.
These coupons will come in handy. I will definitely use them if and when my current CFL bulbs burn
out. Kudos to the good people at e-on for offering this for their customers.
For some eco-friendly products at Home Depot, go to the Home Depot EcoOptions website.
You never know, maybe my electric company will see this nice post about them and I'll save even more money on my next bill.
Are others receiving similar mailings from their electric and gas companies?
