Does it make financial sense... Suppose a typical 60-watt incandescent light bulb costs $0.55 and lasts 800 hours. A 15-watt CFL, which provides the same light, costs $3.45 and lasts for 9,900 hours. A kilowatt-hour of electricity costs $0.117. A kilowatt-hour is 1,000 watts for 1 hour. You require...

I am replacing some lightbulbs in a ceiling fan, and the fixture says to use 60W max bulbs. When I was at the store recently, I saw some fluorescent bulbs that I would like to try. But here's the question: Fluorescent bulbs are always rated at a lower wattage for the same amount of light. For...

Trying to confirm my thinking on the wattage conversion on fluorescent lights versus standard incandescent bulbs. Example - I have a 2-bulb porch light fixture that is rated for 60 watt bulbs (120 total). I have some fluorescent bulbs that pull 19 watts but are equivalent to a 75 watt...

I have 4 recess fluorescent lights controlled with 2 3-way switches. Can I add a incandescent recess light to this circuit? Thanks