How much energy does it take to produce a CFL compared to a traditional incandescent light bulb?
Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are technically more complex systems and are more energy intensive to produce, however a recent life cycle analysis which compared a CFL and an equivalent incandescent bulb concluded that the energy used to manufacture and transport the bulbs was only about 2 per cent of the energy used during their lives. It also considered other environmental impacts but concluded that the impact due to energy use dominated all other impacts – compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) being by far the more energy efficient alternative. How will the phase-out benefit Australian households? Changing over to compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) will on average save households around $50 per year on electricity bills, and is an opportunity for everyone to reduce their carbon emissions, and be part of the solution to global warming. Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) may cost more per lamp ($3 to $6) but this extra initial cost will be offset many times through reduced energy use. In are
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