A Month of Savings – 07/04/2008
A Month of Savings – 07/04/2008
I made a post a while back about switching from regular light bulbs to CFLs. This is something that we should all do. I finally got all of my bulbs switched over to CFLs. The electric bill I received just before we started using the A/C was around $40.00. That’s for 3 people living in a 1700+ sq. ft. house. Did I say that 2 of those people are kids? I spend a lot of time following them around and either telling them to turn the lights off or turning the lights off myself. I think $40.00 is pretty good. It could be better, though. The problem is, I finally had to give in an turn on the A/C…but I digress.
Walk around your house and switch those lights to CFLs. If you live in an area that gets really cold outside, you may not want to take it to this level, but I replaced my outside lights with CFLs. Although they take a lot longer to start in really cold weather, they worked in single-digit temps. I was impressed.
More Information:
- GE Energy Smart Compact Florescent Bulbs
- Compact Fluorescents Save Money, Energy
- A Great Idea: Save Money With Eco-Friendly Bulbs
- Energy Efficient Lighting
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In St Louis, we have some of the cheapest electricity in the country. The savings on the CFL package is bassed on $0.10 per KWH. Our rate is about half that.
The Ameren web site says the average home uses 1.4KWH per day just running those little black plug-in transformers and all the appliances that have a remote control. Also their statement that power consumption of “plasma screen televisions use up to six times the amount of electricity as a conventional TV, and LCD models use twice as much” surprised me.
See link:
http://www.ameren.com/AboutUs/ADC_BewarePhantomLoads.asp
One more thing, what did all those CFL’s cost?
“What did all of those CFLs cost?” I understand WHERE the question is going, however, the same could be said for the hybrid car that costs more than a regular car. Sometimes, there is an initial investment that comes with long-term savings.