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To: kormac who wrote (58905)	1/22/2000 11:27:00 AM
From: Think4Yourself	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Seppo, I see one area that could severely reduce energy usage in the US - light bulbs. In the past few years flourescent bulb-type lights have come onto the market. The first ones had problems (took a long time to activate and had poor light quality) but the more recent "twister" bulbs are quite good. I use the bulbs all through my house, and most people can't tell the difference. Lights USA makes the best. All the other brand name bulbs I tried were crap and I returned them. These bulbs have three unusual features: 1. High price. Bulbs are currently about $10 each ($18 for 200 watts output). Prices are slowly coming down. 2. Longevity. These bulbs last an incredibly long time. 3. efficiency. These bulbs use less than 1/4 the energy of their equivalent incandescent bulb. They pay for themselves quite quickly if you use them a lot. If these things catch on, and it appears they slowly are, they could have a major impact on energy consumption in the US, and eventually around the world. Yeah, I know, I'm anti-oil when it comes to my own usage. All I have to say is that my electric bill averages $14 a month year round (heh-heh-heh!).