Fluorescents Afoot Should you jump on the incandescent ban bandwagon?

摘要

Efforts to eliminate standard screw-in incandescent lamps are afoot in California, China, Australia, and Ontario, with screw-in compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) as the primary alternative. CFLs provide the same light but pull only a fraction (1/4 to 1/3) of the wattage of incandescents, and they typically last 5 to 10 times longer. But care is needed when making such conversions.