I used some a long time ago; and they didn’t help lower my electric bill. But they were more expensive.
[I used some a long time ago; and they didn’t help lower my electric bill. But they were more expensive.]
Well, it is undeniable they use less power on a lumen/lumen basis. Simple fact. They also last much longer. I have a couple in the house and will get more. Not because I am a greenie, but I prefer the cool white to incandescent.
I put them in, I think if you get a bulb that is close to the comparative wattage of a regular bulb, you won’t notice much of a difference.
My bills have remained steady. The thing that was not factored in is that you may save on your bills IF the energy rates stayed the same. Every year my energy rates go up. So staying about the same in my bills despite the rate increases, I have to believe they are helping to keep my costs from going up more.
The other part about it is that I like the fact they can light my house without 90% of the energy they use being turned into heat energy. If they could make a regular bulb that had the same efficiencies and most of the energy it used was not converted to heat, I’d consider that bulb too.
Buy some newer ones, they are barely more expensive now from places like Costco, last 5-7x as long (8000-10000 hours instead of 2000), and use 75% less energy. My energy bill dropped 20% instantly.