Why would anyone pay $5.00 for a light bulb?

As consumers, we are often faced with the decision to spend a little more up front, to realize a savings benefit, over time. A high efficiency furnace or air conditioning system can be more expensive to purchase initially, than a standard heating or cooling system. However, the cost to operate the less expensive unit takes its toll in electrical bills that give you anxiety during the winter or summer months. We dial down in winter and up in summer, because we do not want to pay for the electricity it takes to run the units. Is there something wrong with this picture?

The same hold true for light bulbs. How often have you heard “Turn off the lights, you’re wasting electricity.” There is however, an energy efficient light bulb known as the Compact Fluorescent. Commonly called CFL’s,

Compact fluorescents use 70-75% less electricity, last 10 times longer, produce fewer greenhouse gases and save you about $30 over the life of the bulb. So why have only 6% of households decided to break the “incandescent habit?” When compact fluorescents were first introduced the technology was not yet perfected. With today’s technology, CFL’s light instantly, are dimmable, produce a soft, indoor light, and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. CFL’s are self-ballasted and operate in any standard incandescent table lamp or household fixture. For optimum energy efficiency, CFL ceiling and wall fixtures are now available at Lighting Supply.

Because the initial cost of high efficiency bulb plus the electricity to operate it, are much less over the life of the bulb, than the cost of a traditional light bulb and the high amount of electricity it consumes, by hundreds of dollars. Hundreds of dollars saved plus an environmentally responsible decision. What decision could be easier? The perfect choice for business and home, we offer hundreds of different CFL options to fit your lighting needs. Invest that $5.00 and start saving money and our environment, today.

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