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Agenda sorta, or just crony driven propaganda. Non-tax dollars at work.
Rab
I so want to go to the capital and throw a box of them onto the senate floor...just to see how they would react.
i luv curlycue bulbs...
No, clear propaganda.
The compact florescent bulbs do not last anything like 13 times as long, as stated on the website. I think they last about 2x as long, based on my observation. In terms of cost they might charitably be called a wash; in terms of quality of light they are a step back. Since I refuse to feel guilty for being a white, Western civilization-type, I wonder what the big deal is with this inferior technology. Guess I need reeducation. I’ll report to the rice paddies in the morning.
Easier said than done in some cases. If you have lamps that use a shade that clamps over the bulb, they don’t work with cfl’s. The cfl’s seem to be not as bright as its incandescent equivalent. You can go higher though since the wattage is so reduced.
The biggest problem though is finding reliable cfls that are dimmable and I haven’t seen any for 42 watt range equal to the 150 incandescent that we use in our computer room. The 100 isn’t really bright enough.
If you read reviews at sites people complain about the bulbs going bad too fast for the prices paid and you have to be careful if you get the wrong bulb it will cast a bluish light or with the led a greenish light. ick
Let’s hear it for Heat Balls, especially in the winter.
Thank BUSH for signing that bill.
The buck stops there.
KMA!
Won’t go well with my tagline, but.....
Take your mercury laced bulbs and shove them up your ass!
LEAVE ME AND MY LIGHTBULBS ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fine!
I live in North Dakota!
What's wrong with a little extra heat?--especially when it's in the rooms you are using.
Sheesh!
I stocked up last year.
200 hundred watters
200 seventy fives, and a butt load of 100w ceiling pars.
set for life
screw the feds
Do you realize how many rural pump houses are kept from freezing pipes through the heat of an incandescent bulb?
Gee, we musta kilt their site. LOL! I keep getting a “DNS” message.
This Tennessean can’t stand TVA. And I can’t stand those crappy CFLs. We tried a couple and they didn’t last as long as the incandescents.
We’ve stocked up on incandescent bulbs and have no intention of using anything else.
TVA, the folk who used to GVE AWAY electric blankest in order to INCREASE electricity usage!
Cut back on power = your RATW will go UP!
No savings to you.
Thanks for reminding me to buy more incandescent bulbs while I can.
Here is another similar thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2833134/posts?page=117#117
This is one big green scam to enable crony capitalism..
If they're isn't enough electricity to go around, why do they keep letting more and more immigrants into the country?????
It's odd though that the site has the TVA Logo but it is a .com site. All TVA sites I know of are .gov. This site looks like some sort of TVA partnership or authorized use of Logo and name with an unidentified group pushing GREEN.
Yes incandescents get very hot and therefore there is a lot of wasted energy (but only when the furnace is turned off).
For all the winter months, those bulbs are perfectly energy efficient, as they help heat your home.
This is the time to be pro-choice