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Ever wondered exactly what the real distinction between power efficient and regular lights are? A choice of efficient home lighting systems is a sure way to reduce your domestic energy consumption. The average household commits over 10% of your energy consumption to lighting. Advances in bulb design have given potential power savings of 50-75% before better controls and conservation techniques are viewed. The incandescent bulb was really cheap and gave instant light when fired up and too many of us were built with a certain pleasing look to it.

Early commercial versions of CFL’S [compact fluorescent light bulbs] offered much more efficient energy consumption. You will find verifiable claims of 70% reductions in power needs but at a price. The benefit on the environment of CFL’s thus remains apparent when reductions can be created within the requirement for electricity. The much publicized problem with these bulbs is the containment of mercury as well as the disposal of this toxic metal.

The very real threat of pollution to water and air may be overstated but even small bulbs contain several milligrams on this toxic substance.