How to save money on electric bills

Want to save money on your electric bill with very little effort or money? Here's one way to do it!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. CFLs are not as expensive as they use to be or are still reported to be. I have found the best deals at Wal-Mart which sells them in 3 packs or more and they are a great deal! Many large chain hardware stores also sell them dirt cheap and often they can be given away free by your local electric company.

2. A compact fluorescent bulb or CFL, can save over $30 in electricity costs over the lamp's lifetime compared to an incandescent lamp. And it saves 2000 times its own weight in greenhouse gases!

3. Watch your electric bill drop as you make the switch from regular candescant bulbs to CFLs. Try doing one room at a time or the entire house.

Tips & Warnings

• Fluorescent bulbs don't dim yet as far as I know, but I know there will be some soon! Start buying lamps that already have CFLs in them, the old bulbs will become obsolete!
• Like all fluorescent lamps, CFLs contain small amounts of powdered mercury, therefore when it's time to dispose of a CFL, treat it like other hazardous chemicals and take it to your local household hazardous waste center or call your local recycling center for more info.
• I have yet to have one burn out on me!