Ontario, Canada is set to ban the sale and use of Incandescent bulbs following Australia’s lead (it was Australia, right?).
The government estimates that replacing the 87 million incandescent bulbs in use across Ontario with more efficient bulbs would save six million megawatt hours every year — enough to power 600,000 homes.
This is really great stuff, and I’m glad to see more people are catching on. They just really need to make sure people understand how to properly dispose of fluorescent/CFL bulbs. They all contain mercury, and if the popularity of the bulbs skyrocketed we could have a problem with mercury on our hands once again. Regardless, the energy savings are exciting!
I’ve been using CFL bulbs exclusively in our house for the past two years and our energy bill has never gone over $40 a month, and that’s coming from a heavy PC user and gamer, so you know that eats up some power. Haven’t had a single one burn out yet either! The only disadvantage is that the brand of bulbs we buy takes about 1.5 seconds to turn on after you flick the switch, but does that really make a difference? 1.5 seconds for 75% less energy used is a pretty damn good tradeoff if you ask me.
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