Comments on: A Month of Savings – 07/04/2008 http://www.spendingless101.com/2008/07/04/a-month-of-savings-07042008/ Information on saving money, spending less money, and getting more for your money... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.spendingless101.com/2008/07/04/a-month-of-savings-07042008/comment-page-1/#comment-178 John Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:18:14 +0000 http://www.spendingless101.com/?p=293#comment-178 "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. “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.

]]> By: AL http://www.spendingless101.com/2008/07/04/a-month-of-savings-07042008/comment-page-1/#comment-176 AL Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:16:33 +0000 http://www.spendingless101.com/?p=293#comment-176 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? 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?

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