Comments on: CALIFORNIA + IKEA BAN 100 WATT BULBS –> Potential savings: $35.6 million in electricity and 10.5 million incandescent bulbs http://www.socalmultiunitrealestateblog.com/?p=1026 Buy, sell + exchange apartment buildings + multiunits in Los Angeles + Southern California. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: lighthouse http://www.socalmultiunitrealestateblog.com/?p=1026#comment-158717 lighthouse Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:58:30 +0000 http://www.socalmultiunitrealestateblog.com/?p=1026#comment-158717 Hmm Jodi, I am all for not wasting energy, but that light bulb ban makes no sense. There are referenced reasons why those supposed savings don't hold up, either for consumers or society, with only 1-2% grid electricity is saved (Dept of Energy etc data) http://ceolas.net/#li171x with better alternatives Even if saving electricity, consumers hardly save money: In assuming that people use less electricity, California electricity utility companies are raising charges (and are being allowed to do so by regulators) giving bigger electricity bills, or are alternatively receiving subsidies with taxpayer money. See the California CFL programs http://ceolas.net/#californiacfl No longer should it be seen as surprising that electricity companies happily dole out fluorescent bulbs, that are supposed to reduce their income! Hmm Jodi,
I am all for not wasting energy,
but that light bulb ban makes no sense.

There are referenced reasons why those supposed savings don’t hold up, either for consumers or society, with only 1-2% grid electricity is saved
(Dept of Energy etc data)
http://ceolas.net/#li171x
with better alternatives

Even if saving electricity, consumers hardly save money:
In assuming that people use less electricity, California electricity utility companies are raising charges (and are being allowed to do so by regulators) giving bigger electricity bills, or are alternatively receiving subsidies with taxpayer money.
See the California CFL programs
http://ceolas.net/#californiacfl

No longer should it be seen as surprising that electricity companies happily dole out fluorescent bulbs, that are supposed to reduce their income!

]]> By: Popular Mechanics http://www.socalmultiunitrealestateblog.com/?p=1026#comment-158716 Popular Mechanics Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:58:35 +0000 http://www.socalmultiunitrealestateblog.com/?p=1026#comment-158716 Most importantly, prices have plummeted. Quality CFLs can be purchased at nearly any hardware store for $2 or less, a premium over incandescent that can easily be paid back in saved energy costs. Over its 10,000-hour life, a $2, 14-watt CFL will burn about $15.40 worth of electricity. Over the same period, a $0.50, 60-watt incandescent would require $66 worth of power—and be replaced 10 times. Most importantly, prices have plummeted. Quality CFLs can be purchased at nearly any hardware store for $2 or less, a premium over incandescent that can easily be paid back in saved energy costs. Over its 10,000-hour life, a $2, 14-watt CFL will burn about $15.40 worth of electricity. Over the same period, a $0.50, 60-watt incandescent would require $66 worth of power—and be replaced 10 times.

]]> By: The Guardian http://www.socalmultiunitrealestateblog.com/?p=1026#comment-158715 The Guardian Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:54:49 +0000 http://www.socalmultiunitrealestateblog.com/?p=1026#comment-158715 China has pledged to cut energy consumption per unit of GDP by 16% and cut carbon emissions by 17% in the five years to 2015. China has pledged to cut energy consumption per unit of GDP by 16% and cut carbon emissions by 17% in the five years to 2015.

]]> By: Huffington Post http://www.socalmultiunitrealestateblog.com/?p=1026#comment-158714 Huffington Post Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:48:54 +0000 http://www.socalmultiunitrealestateblog.com/?p=1026#comment-158714 B.C. should defer the restrictions it’s placed on the sale of incandescent light bulbs, says the leader of the provincial Conservative Party. John Cummins says the B.C. Liberal government has, “jumped the gun and ignored legitimate concerns,” about the more energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamp bulb, or CFL. In a release Wednesday, Cummins said the concerns include, “poor quality lighting making reading difficult for seniors and the tendency of CFL bulbs to trigger migraines.” B.C. should defer the restrictions it’s placed on the sale of incandescent light bulbs, says the leader of the provincial Conservative Party.

John Cummins says the B.C. Liberal government has, “jumped the gun and ignored legitimate concerns,” about the more energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamp bulb, or CFL.

In a release Wednesday, Cummins said the concerns include, “poor quality lighting making reading difficult for seniors and the tendency of CFL bulbs to trigger migraines.”

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