| In todays world, 2 things keep popping up over and | | | | brightness within a minute. |
| over and over again in the news; the economy and | | | | One of the main reasons that they have been slow to |
| the environment. One thing we can do which would | | | | catch on is the 'harsh' light given off by older designs. |
| help in both of these fields is simply switching our | | | | This light could leave you feeling a little cold, but again, |
| incandescent lighting for Energy Saving Light Bulbs. | | | | with the modern incarnation, this is no longer an issue, |
| While the initial outlay for these bulbs is higher than that | | | | with bulbs being coated with a warm white coating |
| of their outdated compadres, savings are quickly | | | | making the light output almost identical to that of a |
| realised with the average ESLB saving you £10 | | | | similar incandescent light bulb. |
| a year in electricity over a regular bulb. If you replace | | | | Another benefit of energy saving light bulbs along with |
| 10 bulbs in your house this can amount to a saving of | | | | the savings and benefit to the environment is their |
| £100 a year. Money which could be spent on an | | | | heat. Generally speaking, Energy saving light bulbs give |
| inflatable dinghy and a couple of cases of beer for an | | | | off much less heat than a similar standard light bulb, |
| enjoyable day out at sea. | | | | making them safer to leave on unattended and for |
| If like me, you have toyed with energy saving light | | | | applications such as night lights, where with an ordinary |
| bulbs in the past but found them troublesome due to | | | | incandescent bulb, you run the risk of burning your |
| their size, having them stick out above lamp shades, | | | | house down with everyone in it. |
| there are now smaller versions on the market that are | | | | Less efficient incandescent bulbs are going to be |
| not much bigger than your regular incandescent bulb. | | | | phased out in the UK to be replaced by energy saving |
| Something else that the modern incarnation of Energy | | | | light bulbs. This phase out will begin on September 1 |
| Saving Light Bulbs has going for it is the warm up | | | | 2009. After this time, it will become impossible to buy |
| times. In the past, they would sometimes take a while | | | | these less efficient light bulbs, so what better time than |
| to warm up to their full potential. Modern technology | | | | now to jump on the energy saving light bulbs |
| has vastly reduced this, they light up in less than a | | | | bandwagon. |
| second, with no flickering and achieve their full | | | | |