Save Home Energy Costs Without Sacrificing Quality With the New Compact Fluorescent Lamps | Flagstaff Real Estate and Community News

Save Home Energy Costs Without Sacrificing Quality With the New Compact Fluorescent Lamps Flagstaff Real Estate and Community News: "The cost of using old incandescent bulbs to light your home may now outweigh the cost of using the initially more expensive energy-efficient compact fluorescents. Retail stores are offering 'compact fluorescent lamps' or CFLs in multiple-unit packs for a fraction of their former price. In July of this year, one national retailer, for example, offered a pack of four 13-watt CFLs -- providing the same illumination as a standard 60-watt bulb – at $7.97 or less than $2 each. Five years ago, a single bulb cost $7.97. According to a Wall Street Journal report earlier this year, the Energy Federation, a not-for-profit company that distributes energy-efficient products, said the average price of a CFL is around $3, down from $9 in 2000 and $20 in 1990."