Energy Smart Light Bulbs

There has been a very slow uptake of the new energy saving bulbs known as compact fluorescent lamps (cfl's), people see them as ugly and they take longer to warm up than the previous incandescent bulbs. The 100 watt bulbs have already been phased out and over the next two years the 75 watt and 60 watt will also go, leading to a total ban on incandescent bulbs from September 2012.

However there is a new bulb out called Energy Smart from a company called GE Lighting which uses 80% less energy, now the price is a bit steep at £10 but each bulb carries a ten year guarentee. Experts have stated that each bulb could save around £9 per year in electricity charges which would mean a saving of around £100 during the life of the bulb. It may be worth checking this bulb out because it could make a nice annual saving on the electricity bill.