Here in Canada, Our government is banning Filament bulbs to save Power.
So Compact Florescent will become the most common lighting.
So let me say this:
Here in the US, Our government is banning Filament bulbs to save Power.
So Compact Florescent will become the most common lighting.
However here in the US we have a few caveats. Around the beginning of this year up here in Cleveland, Ohio First Energy decided to give every customer two free bulbs. But they weren't quite free. Actually they were pretty expensive. Now follow this logic.
First energy contracted with a Chinese manufacturer of CFL bulbs to manufacture 3,000,000 bulbs and ship them to Cleveland. This great plan called for a few thousand First Energy employees to wear a few thousand green T Shirts and go door to door distributing these three million bulbs. I bet the green T shirts came from China too but here nor there. Now here is where it gets funny. They were going to add a few bucks a month to our electric bills over a few months to pay for the not so free bulbs. The total amount for two bulbs was to be $14 USD or $7 per bulb. Now why the hell would I pay the power company $7 for a bulb I can buy at Lowes, Home Depot or any hardware store for about $3?
People began to question this and the truth began to come out. Keep in mind this had all been approved by PUCO (Public Utilities Commission of Ohio) who is supposed to look out for the consumer of utilities. They actually approved this half assed idea. My state government at work.
Now it gets good. First Energy actually had this all figured out. If I replace two 60 watt incandescent bulbs with two of these not so free CFL bulbs I will use less power, granted not much but less. Then as I replace every incandescent bulb in my house my bill will slowly decrease. I am using less power. The problem here is they are in the business of selling power. Go figure. The increased cost of the bulbs at $7 each was to offset the money they would lose so they figured they could offset by charging me for the power I am not using that I would have used. This is real bright logic. Most of us are brighter than the average CFL bulb.
This led to people going nuts calling PUCO and First Energy screaming at them we didn't want their bulbs. PUCO decided it might be wise to reverse their stupid decision and the whole thing stopped. I figure somewhere in a warehouse in Cleveland lie 3,000,000 CFL bulbs and a few thousand green T shirts. Beats the hell outta me?
The incandescent bulb has been around how long? Thin glass envelope, a tiny piece of tungsten and some tin. Now I look at these damn CFL bulbs and wonder what has to be better for a landfill? Tough decision there huh?
Just My Take
Ron