Energy saving light bulbs offer dim future

Re:Energy saving light bulbs offer dim future by fnid on Sunday September 13, 2009 @05:21PM (#820594)

11W low-energy CFL produced only 58 per cent of the illumination of an "equivalent" 60W bulb

So use two and you get over twice as much light for about 1/3 the energy consumption.

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Re:Energy saving light bulbs offer dim future by masklinn on Sunday September 13, 2009 @06:04PM (#820648)

> So use two and you get over twice as much light

Over 15% more, 2x58 = 116 not >200.

Or get a 22W CFL. The issue here is the false claims of equivalence between 60W incandescent and 11W CFL.

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Re:Energy saving light bulbs offer dim future by fnid on Monday September 14, 2009 @12:08PM (#821923)

Yes, you're correct. Thanks.

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