Bulb Facts
The technology to produce fluorescent lights has significantly improved over the years. You may be surprised by these positive features of CFLs.
Fluorescent lights with electronic ballasts don’t flicker or hum and quickly warm up to full brightness.
CFLs fit into almost any fixture that accepts standard bulbs.
The watt rating on a light fixture describes how much electricity the wiring of the fixture can safely accept. The lumens rating of a bulb describes how much light it will produce. If you have a lamp that can accept up to 75 watts of power, you can select a 20-watt CFL that will produce the same amount of light as a 75-watt incandescent. If you want a brighter light, you can use a 25-watt CFL that will produce as much light as a 100-watt incandescent. You’ll be using slightly more energy than the 75-watt equivalent, but you’ll still be getting more light for less power than before!
Some information for this feature was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.