In past, you may not have thought much before purchasing your light bulb. Perhaps you have spent a minute deciding between 60 and 90 watts standard bulbs available in the supermarket. But with new technological advances, better energy efficient choices have evolved. Now you have more options than you ever had.

Most famous bulb among all the light bulbs is compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL). It’s the best choice for consumers to switch to energy-efficient light bulbs. By any measure, the CFL bulb is worth all the fuss. Energy star rated CFLs use at least two-thirds less energy than standard incandescent bulbs to provide the same amount of light. These bulbs also last 10 times longer than standard bulbs. They generate 70% less heat, making them safer to use and potentially cutting energy costs from air conditioning.

Due to advancement in features of these bulbs, they can be used at any place where a normal bulb is used means you do not need any special kind of fixture for these bulbs. You can get these bulbs in various colors (warm and cool colors), sizes and patterns. You can install these bulbs inside the home as well as outside the home. These bulbs can easily operate with dimmer and tri-way switches.

Besides, compact fluorescent bulbs you have many other options like incandescent (regular) bulbs, general fluorescent bulbs and halogen bulbs. You need to keep certain things in your mind while choosing a bulb like quality of light, color of light, brightness, location where you need a particular light, energy efficiency and suitability as per your lighting fixtures.

Safety should always be your biggest consideration while choosing the power of bulb. You should never exceed the recommended wattage for your light fixture. It is a good idea to save the bulb being replaced so that you can match its specifications including wattage, voltage and bulb base size.

If you are switching from an incandescent bulb to a CFL, match your old bulb’s wattage to the comparable CFL wattage. The information is often on the CFL’s package or in the product description. As a general rule, you can replace a standard bulb with a CFL bulb that has one-quarter the watts for the same light output. For example, a 60 watt standard bulb would be replaced with a 15 watt CFL.

In case you are taking a step ahead to replace few of the normal light bulbs along with the energy efficient light bulbs then you should first replace the bulbs of a place where light is used most like family rooms, living rooms and kitchen. This way a lot of electricity could be saved.

Try purchasing the lowest wattage bulbs that could meet your requirement and provide you sufficient light. Also install durable bulbs at the places that are not easily reachable as track lighting mounted on a cathedral ceiling.

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