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ANTHONYD,Apr 18 2007, 07:13 PM Wrote:It's about time.

I took a weekend and about about 200bucks and replaced EVERY bulb in my home with the energy saver bulbs. We noticed a 20 dollar dip in our bill right off the bat!
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You must leave your lights on a lot, seeing that tops you'll get is a 1/2 savings on just lights, meaning that if you saved $20 you are assuming that normally you spend $40. My average monthly hydro bill is under $80 with two kids. Chances are more likely that your savings are seasonal -- more daylight and the furnace isn't running as much.

The other downside is that you went out and spent $200, which means that you'll need a minimum 10 months to break even from buying them. But reality is that it will take even longer, because you'll find that you'll still need to replace the high-usage ones, at a higher cost.

I'm not anti-flourescent -- I've got them in my garage, and basement. The rest of the house are all on dimmers, mostly halogen, and everything possible are on timers and motion sensors.