I replaced all my incandescents with CFL’s about a year ago, but I did it to cut my utility bill, not because the government told me to.
Just this last weekend, I replaced all the lamps in my bathroom vanity with LED’s (six of ‘em.) Still too expensive to do the whole house right now, but I’m hoping they’ll come down in price as more people buy them.
“I replaced all my incandescents with CFL’s about a year ago, but I did it to cut my utility bill, not because the government told me to.”
I have been doing it for about 3 years as the old ones burned out for the same reason as you($). The CFL’s do last a lot longer. My wife hates them. There have been coupons available for the Slyvania CFL’s that make them free at my local supermarket. I have about 30 of them that were all free(even 3 way bulbs).
I used to put Christmas lights on 4 trees in the front yard up until a couple years ago. I stopped because my electric bill was going up about $35 just because of all those 6 watt bulbs(probably 300). I love the LED Christmas lights. If you buy them at the end of the season at Walmart they are really cheap.
I can’t use the curly bulbs - I have migraines. These bulbs do weird things to people who suffer from most types of migraines, or have “sunlight deprivation” depression. LOL, I don’t think that is the technical term for that, but you get what I mean.
I can’t even sit next to a lamp with one of those curly things in it or I quickly feel sort of irritated.
After hearing about the coming ban on normal bulbs, I began buying ‘em up. Only Slyvania though, GE can screw off. I intend to buy enough to get me through till I croak.
The difference in our electric bill when we did have those curly bulbs was zero anyway, and Slyvania bulbs seem to last a decent length of time.
Honestly, before my experience with the curly bulbs, I never gave a thought to light bulbs having any impact on my migraines or temper. I’m a believer now though.