CFLs

I switched my whole house over to CFLs last year. My sister had mentioned it to me the year before and I had a COUPLE of CFLs in the house, but never made the leap to switch out ALL the incandescent light bulbs in my 2,383 SF ca. 1983 townhouse...I knew it would be over 2 DOZEN and those little suckers are a bit pricey. Then I started noticing them at SAMs Club in bulk packages and that brought the individual price down somewhat. I made a decision to buy a package of CFLs whenever I went to SAMs until I had my house converted. It took a few months and I saved all the old bulbs. I donated two BIG boxes and a bag of bulbs to charity. They were all in working order when I removed them. Some had been in the same ceiling light fixtures for over 20 years. If these CFL bulbs last 10 times as long as incandescent, they will outlast the house! At first I hesitated to switch them out due to the initial cost, but spreading it out over several months made that a lot less painful. PLUS:

• My new bulbs burn cooler, so the A/C doesn't have to cool off that extra heat - saves $$$
• They use less energy to produce the same amount of light - saves $$$
• They last longer so will not require replacement as often - saves $$$

So all tolled - I should be saving money by now - PLUS I am reducing my carbon footprint by using less electricity.

I feel so GREEN and it really was easy.