Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Energy saving bulb

I visited the Philips booth an an community event.

The booth had a demonstration of the energy saving bulb. It save on 80% of energy consumption. A 15 watt energy saving blub gives the same light as a 60 watt incandescant bulb.

An energy saving bulb cost about $7, as compared to 80 cents for an incandescent bulb. The higher cost can be recovered from the saving in electricity bill over 6 months of normal usage.

I was told that among the Asian countries, the highest sale of energy saving bulb was in Indonesia. Surprise!

The reason? Many Indonesia pays cash for their electricity. They feel the impact of the higher electricty bill, and opted for the energy saving bulb.

With the higher charges for electricity, it is worth while to see if it is wise to invest in energy saving bulbs. I have asked the Philips manager to send me the materials to verify the above statements.
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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, Americans have a hard time buying the idea:

"While it sounds like a promising idea, it turns out that the long-lasting, swirl-shaped light bulbs known as compact fluorescent lamps are to the nation’s energy problem what vegetables are to its obesity epidemic: a near perfect answer, if only Americans could be persuaded to swallow them."
--- Wal-Mart Puts Some Muscle Behind Power-Sipping Bulbs, New York Times, January 2, 2007

July 25, 2007 1:55 PM
Anonymous said...

Mr Tan, you are really outdated. These bulbs have been around for some time and I only use them in my house.

July 25, 2007 4:24 PM
Tan Kin Lian said...

Dear Anonymous 4:24 pm

You are right. There are many outdated people, like me. This is why I am sharing the information.

If it is really true that the energy saving bulbs can reduce the total cost over 1 or 2 years, we should educate people about it.

July 25, 2007 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...

Unfortunately, many of these energy savings bulbs do not last that long as incandescent bulbs due to manufacturers moving their factories to lower costs producing countries. Even if it is from a reputable manufacturer, the product does not last as long as manufacturers claim. Paying more for energy saving bulbs is not as painful as the hassle to travel, buy, climb to replace energy saving bulbs so frequently. The packaging also does not provide information for replacement during the "manufacturer's warranty period".

July 25, 2007 9:33 PM
Anonymous said...

well,no harm even pay more for energy saving bulbs since our electricity cost so hight

July 26, 2007 10:18 PM

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