California LIght Bulb Law is Based On Myth - Page 4

 Gordon wrote:


Well, while I disagreed with most of what the OP said, I can't agree with
this either.  They're _only_ terrible heaters because so much of their
energy is emitted as light :-)

However, they're generally placed very badly for heating - when you put your
heat source near the ceiling, too much heat escapes through the roof before
it warms you up.
--
derek

 

     Nonsense.  The only time that is true is for the actual time that you
happen to be heating your house with electrical resistance heating.

There is no point in reading your "blog" because you don't understand basic
physics.

Vaughn

 

The savings are grossly

unless you have air conditioning perhaps?

 
An education?

Others have already adequately pointed out the flaws in your post.

 


message :
: This new law would be based on a myth about light
bulbs...
:
: For years the Federal Energy Star program has
perpetuated the myth
: that if you buy appliances (or any electrical device)
for the home
: that uses less energy, you'll see proportional
savings in your monthly
: power bill. This is rarely the case.
:
: Other eco-writers do similar simplistic math to
calculate savings in
: money, energy and carbon. A recent example is Charles
Fishman's
: September 2006 article in Fast Company magazine about
WalMart's CFL
: project, "How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change
the World?".
:
: The claim is made that if a single light bulb using
45 watts less is
: placed in 100 million homes, 6.57 billion
Kilo-Watt-Hours will be
: saved. The fact is, unless you are cooling your home,
there is ZERO
: savings. Charles focused on the bulb, but forgot
about the home. His
: entire premise is based on a false assumption. The
savings are grossly
: exaggerated.
:
: "Wasted" energy takes the form of heat. And this heat
helps heat your
: house, if only just a small amount. For most of
America, for most of
: the year, that 45 watts will be automatically added
back in by the
: home heating system to maintain the same level of
comfort. If the home
: is heated with electricity, the savings in dollars,
energy and carbon
: production is literally ZERO.

: Will someone please tell me what I've missed before
this becomes law?

Agreeing with you winter heated home case above the
following remains true:

1) In the summer your AC will not have to work as hard
to maintain thermostat settings by not being loaded by
the heat difference between the compact florescent and
an incandescent bulbs.

2) In places where there is no heat or air conditioning
just a grass hut with a bulb in in ( like Fiji or New
Orleans for instance) the more efficient CF light will
just use a third of the electricity producing visible
light period.

A watt saved is a watt earned.


Peace
dawg