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How You Can Turn $14 into $564
April 3rd, 2008 categories: Green Living
We are always trying to be more earth friendly and budget conscious, so I was excited when I saw that Costco had energy saving compact fluorescent light bulbs in packs of 10 for $13.99. That’s $1.39 per bulb, which is way cheaper than most places I have seen them. I’ve seen them at the grocery store for about $5 bucks a pop. I always thought it would cost a small fortune to replace all of the bulbs in our house, but now it is affordable. The savings gets even better. On the box it states that you will save $564 in energy costs per package. In our house that is a $2820 savings. That is a nice vacation!
Environmental Benefits:
• They last 10 times longer than the standard 60 watt 1000 hour bulbs.
• In one package of the compact fluorescent bulbs you save enough energy to light the average home for over 2 years.
• The greenhouse gases saved using the bulbs in 1 package are the equivalent to planting 80 trees.
For more information on the benefits of compact fluorescent lighting as well as buying tips visit:
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls
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