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What You Need To Know About Energy Saving Light Bulbs
There are currently only three contenders to replace the antiquated incandescent light bulb: CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps); LEDs (light emitting diodes) and HEIs (high efficiency incandescents).
That last one may seem an odd choice since an HEI light bulb is still an incandescent lamp, but the urgent global concern surrounding existing incandescent lighting isn't focused on the technology per se, but on the fact that all present implementations of incandescent lighting are so woefully dated ... What You Should Know Before Installing Low Energy Light Bulbs
Whether you look at a conventional incandescent GLS (General Lighting Service) bulb, a tungsten halogen lamp, the current generation of energy saving bulbs called CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lamps) or a new generation LED (Light Emitting Diode) unit, almost all the cost of a light bulb is in the running costs. In other words the price of electricity. The cost of the bulb itself is quite ... How Energy Saving Lighting And Global Warming Are Connected
Namely, what type of energy saving light bulb are you going to replace your regular incandescent bulb with?
As things stand you will face two choices:
Existing “low energy” light bulbs – CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lamps);
The new generation of ultra low energy LED light bulbs;
So lets see how CFLs and LEDs compare against each other.
You have probably already seen CFLs on sale in shops and in use in offices and some domestic ... A Simple Guide To Buying And Installing LED Home Lighting
Yes, you read that correctly - very soon you will not be able to buy GLS light bulbs anymore so it's time to start getting energy savvy.
What indeed about conventional low energy (for which read CFL or Compact Fluorescent Lamp) light bulbs? There are many problems with CFL light bulbs compared to GLS and LED lighting, follow the link for further details, but the short answer is that they are bad news on all fronts.
Total cost of ownership of CFLs is poor (the full purchase and running costs taken together); light ... An Introduction To Using LED Lighting In Your Home
For a start there is the cost, which puts many people off straight away because what they almost certainly don't yet understand about low energy lighting is that when comparing an ultra low energy LED light bulb with a normal incandescent bulb or even an "energy saving" CFL light bulb they are not comparing like with like.
It's hard to see how a domestic LED replacement light that costs many times more than the ordinary light bulbs you've always bought before could possibly save you money. But believe ... 
