CFL’s have been on the market for 30+ years now.
They’ve always been more cost efficient over the lifetime of the bulb.
So, it’s a “no-brainer.” Right?
The following is from a 2010 Department of Energy report:
http://www.energystar.gov/ia/products/downloads/CFL_Market_Profile_2010.pdf
[font face=Serif][font size=5]ENERGY STAR®
CFL
MARKET PROFILE
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CFLs still have the potential to deliver considerable residential lighting energy savings.
As most light sockets in America still hold incandescent lamps, more than two-thirds of the CFL savings potential remains unrealized. Even states with long-running and well-funded CFL programs have filled only one in five sockets; other states can have averages as low as one in 20.
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Consumers are buying fewer CFLs. The market for CFLs has declined by more than 30 percent following a peak of shipments in 2007. While shipments of CFLs remain much higher than those in 2000, more than five of every six general service lamps shipped is still an incandescent. If CFL market share remains at current levels, unit sales will decline and future growth in socket saturation will slow further.
The vast majority of consumers are satisfied with CFLs. More than 85 percent of consumers report that they are satisfied with the performance of CFLs. The reasons for the decline in shipments are many, including reduced promotion by retailers and the recession, but consumer dissatisfaction is not a major contributor.
New efficiency standards alone will not transform the market.The standards set by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 may have less effect on the lighting market than program sponsors and regulators expect. Many specialty lighting products are exempt from the new standards, and compliant incandescent lamps, which offer minimal energy savings over non-compliant lamps, are already available to consumers.
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