FLORESCENT vs. INCANDESCENT
This project was very
INFORMATIVE and
ENLIGHTENING. I discovered that the push to use
fluorescent light bulbs in place of
incandescent light bulbs is not all it's cracked up to be. In many cases you will save kWh and therefore save money except, in places like
Sitka. In
Sitka oil is the main source of heating. It isn't very
GREEN or cost effective so the use of
incandescent lights is better.
Incandescent lights actually help to heat the house and are less expensive than oil since they are electric. In
Sitka the electric is actually
GREENER since we have a hydroelectric plant. I also realized that you aren't simply charged per kWh hours it actually depends on how many hours you use. For example, up to 200 kWh is 14.7 cents, 201 to 1,000 kWh is 8.01 cents and then over 1,000 is 9.18 cents.
In many places the switch from
incandescent light bulbs to
fluorescent light bulbs may actually be
GREENER. You may save some money but that isn't always the case. So before you run out and buy
fluorescent bulbs to replace your
incandescent light bulbs find out a few facts:
- Is your main source of heating for oil?
- is your electric generated from a hydroelectric plant?
If you answered yes to any of the previous questions switching from
incandescent to
fluorescent may actually not be conserving energy.
You can view the PowerPoint at the following link:
Energy Conservation Presentation
