"Speaking of electricity, have you thought of the light bulbs in your house? Compact fluorescent light bulbs can save you a bundle on electric bills.

Let's take, for instance, an average three-bedroom townhouse in the suburbs. A family living there might have a total of 65 light bulbs. If all the fixtures were fitted with conventional 60-watt incandescent light bulbs and left for one hour, they would burn more than 3.9 kilowatts of power. At roughly 8 cents per kilowatt, that would be a total of about 32 cents an hour. If they switched to compact fluorescent light bulbs, or CFL's, the family's lighting costs would be cut to 7 cents an hour. Beyond this savings, many CFL's come with a lifetime warranty, which is unheard of among their incandescent cousins."

Based on our calculations, that would be a savings of $84.00 per month based on running 12 hours and 65 light bulbs in each hour*, that's $1,008.00 PER YEAR SAVINGS!!! Rather, for an average 6 hour day, it would still be a $42.00 savings at roughly an extra $504.00 in YOUR POCKET per year. That does not include the cost of replacing the bulbs.

The above images and articles were written by Lou Manfredini of USA Weekend in the September 1-3, 2006 edition

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