we just made the switch over. we like them so far & waiting for next months bill to see if there is a difference. others i know who use them have seen a $20~$35 difference in their electric bills.
kris
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Yes, kris, we've been using them for a couple of years now. I don't particularly like the light from them, not bright enough, but I'm getting used to it, and the weirdness of them not turning on instantly as the old incandescent bulbs did.
We haven't noticed any significant drop in electric bills, but then again, the price of hydro-electric power has gone up here. The short answer is yes, there should be a drop, but it would take some calculations to figure out how much.
I made the mistake of asking my husband about savings, and being the number nut that he is, he ran a quick analysis and brought me up a spread sheet that showed an overall reduction of $200 a year, but we had consumed far more kilowatt hours. The only thing that had otherwise changed was use of the flurescent bulbs.
OH yeah I never thought of that. Hmmm I'm trying to think of all of the things I have plugged in right now. It's actually a good thing that we have so few outlets I guess.
