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Originally Posted by aico
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Australia is already doing this. I don't see why people WON'T switch. You save money. It'd be different if it was costing you money. Also CFLs put out much less heat so if you use a lot of bulbs then one can assume you're cooling costs in the summer should decrease some. 95% of a standard bulb's energy is dissipated as heat not light.
By 2012 LED bulbs should be for sell for the home market at reasonable prices or shortly thereafter. An LED light can be left on 24/7 for 11 years and uses 1/30 the energy of an old fashion bulb.