Just a stopgap, but more energy efficient than before
The ceiling light fixture in my bedroom takes two bulbs up to 60W. I just replaced those with GE energy smart 75 twisted tube bulbs. These are 20W bulbs but give off the light of 75W. I find that if I only get the ones that are supposed to give off 60W they are not as bright. So I put 60W rated ones in the ceiling fan that only use 13W to replace the 40W ones. Then the lamp I keep over the washer had a 60W bulb in it. I replaced that one with a 13W one. So that was 7 light bulbs which were burning a total of 340W. Now they are only burning 105W. That will save some energy while I dig around on the internet to find LED bulbs to replace these. Is LED bulb technology at a state of the art that is too advanced for the general public? I am trying to avoid it but I am afraid I am going to have to learn all the insect intricacies of light bulbs just so that I will know what to buy for my house. Crazy.
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