I went to local hardware store today for some more 40 and 60 watt bulbs. Only had the Halogen ones. $5.79 for a package of 4 in 40 and 60 watt area. 2 times more expensive than the "normal" bulbs. There have been plenty of the "curly" bulbs around our area for months.Keith B wrote:The halogen bulb is much cheaper than the CFL and only slightly higher presently than the current incandescent. The halogen bulbs also do a really good job of reproducing the current color temperature of the incandescent, so you don't get the off-color of the CFL or LED that come with some of them.
Here is a good comparison of the bulbs http://www.nrdc.org/energy/lightbulbs/f ... bguide.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
A lot of their "life" is a smoke screen. When our new house was built 2 years ago, contractor only put in the "curly" bulbs. We've already had about 10% of them burn out already...duh! Interesting part is that we use a lot of indirect sunlight and only burn a few lights after dark in evening. When we probably spend less than $5.00 a month on all of our light bulb usage...well, I'll never live long enough to recover the alleged "savings" from the twisty bulbs that cost 10 to 50 times more than a "normal" bulb. THANKS EPA! WE REALLY NEEDED YOUR COST SAVINGS PROPAGANDA!!
