Everytime one of our old incandescent light bulbs burns out, I try to replace it with one of the new, more energy-efficient, compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs.  When the bulb at the base of our basement stairs burned out earlier this week, I figured I would upgrade that one to CFL as well.Since the bulb I needed was not one of the standard sizes typically carried by the local supermarket, I ...

This is the store brand of these compact fluorescent bulbs. They are only a miserly twenty three watt draw which barely moves the electric meter. Even a whole case would draw barely enough juice to get the dial moving. These bulbs are in the GREEN ZONE. Which means they are good for the environment ,because they draw seventy seven percent less electricity than and equivalent one hundred watt in...

Wal Mart put out their own brand of compact fluorescent bulbs to keep up with the competition-what can I say?  For half the price of the regular brands, you get to light up your home for less!  Fluorescent bulbs are supposed to replace regular bulbs so you can get the same amount of light for fewer watts, saving you money on your energy bill.  I believe the do work how they say, ...

With Spring storms at hand causing electricity outages and in a continuing effort to get light into areas where generally there is no light in my home I decided to try a name brand utility light. The light I tried is the six inch Fluorescent Utility Light by General Electric. This utility light runs on 4 AA batteries (not included). It can be hung anywhere with the screws and plastic anchors th...

I have a freshwater aquarium, and I use Lights of America Mini Fluorescent Aquarium Bulbs in the light that sits on top of the tank.  The light takes two bulbs, and these mini fluorescents are a good buy.  Walmart has them for a cheaper price than I have seen in other stores.Each bulb is 10 watts and is made especially for freshwater aquariums.  One bulb provides natural 6500k da...

I'm nowhere near as green as I am frugal, and I just won't spend the extra money to save energy if it's going to save me money to spend the extra energy. Make sense?And these new-fangled flourescent light bulbs have just been too expensive for me to get over the cost barrier of them. Four dollars for one light bulb when I can buy 4 light bulbs for $2? Are they ki...

I’m trying to find ways to cut my energy usage.  I’m also want to find products that last!  I hate changing light bulbs.  I just think they should last. One of the best places to install a compact fluorescent is in an porch light fixture.  These tend to stay on for an extended period of time and you are less concerned with the color of the light. This 27W is e...

I ran into Bjs for a couple of things the other day and decided to check out the lighting section to see if they had anything for my kitchen, which is in dire need of some sort of strip light… They did not have what I was looking for, but they did have an interesting pack of bulbs by Feit Electric. These bulbs are called ecobulbs - energy saving compact fluorescents. What is different ab...