No. That’s the simple answer.
If you want to save money and energy, just shut the lights in the rooms you’re not using, open the blinds during the day, and watch TV in the dark.
You’ll save plenty and still only pay .50 a bulb. Plus you don’t have to worry about having mecury dumped on the floor if I happen to break one.
Pay $6 for a lightbulb. Talk about dim bulbs
“Pay $6 for a lightbulb. “
$1 a bulb for the normal lamp ones. Walmart.
CFLs are $1 a piece now at places like Costco, and about $1.5 at Walmart. They saved me about 20% on my energy bill. They last 5-7x as long. I could give two licks about the environmental aspect of it. The amount of mercury in them is small compared to thermometers of old and they are saving me about $300 annually in energy savings plus a lot of hastle of not replacing bulbs as often.