If you haven't looked at florescent lighting lately, you are in for a real treat. These energy savers used to be slow to light, dim, and huge. They now come in bright, compact (same size as your incandescents), "decorator", and even dimmable versions.
Regardless of what happens in Springfield in connection with the electrical rate "freeze" you can save some big bucks by switching.
At an electric rate of seven cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), using a 75 watt incandescent light bulb for 5 hours per day will cost $9.58 per year to run.
Replace it with a 20 watt compact fluorescent light bulb, the annual electricity cost will be $2.56.
That's a savings of $7.02 per year. Over the life of the bulb (6,000 hours is the lowest rated life for most compact fluorescents), the savings will total $38.50. That's $38.50 per bulb, folks!
Plus, and this is a big selling point for us, you don't have to change the things every couple of months like "regular" bulbs!
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