Cool Tek #2

Norm is back with the ever popular product review post. These screw-in fluorescent bulbs have recently become quite affordable and the technology is amazing. Although the light temperature is not quite as warm as your standard incandescent bulbs, they're much warmer than your standard fluorescent. They take about one second to come on, so there is a slight delay. But the energy savings is amazing. A 40W output requires only 10W of energy. A 60W output requires only 13W of energy. And a 100W output requires only 23W of energy.

These bulbs work really well with fixtures that require multiple bulbs. And with fixtures that have covers. (It offsets the effects of the light on your eyes.) I found by carefully mixing about 18 bulbs throughout my home I shaved about 550W of energy off my grid. The bulbs last for 5 years.