That is, the heat benefits of the bulbs. Figure that, for the most part, the lights will be be turned on when it's dark (piercing observation, I know). That'll be more during the colder, winter months and less during the warmer, summer months.
I wonder what percentage of household heating the bulbs contribute during the cooler months? Do CFLs (or LEDs) merely shift energy consumption from "Electric Lighting" to "Heating"?
Doesn't really matter to me, I use incandescents, and have no desire to switch. It's just one of those unintended consequences that my engineering mind ponders.
Or the benefits of heat (aka “Warming”) in general. Funny thing, but if the mythical “Global Warming” is so bad, why is the ecosystem in tropical regions so much richer than in the Arctic and why do people (in our hemisphere) generally vacation and retire in a southerly direction?
RE: Doesn’t really matter to me, I use incandescents, and have no desire to switch
Well, the question is, what are you going to do come January 2012 when even selling them is outlawed?