What are the good and bad points of compact fluorescents?
Compact fluorescents are miniature fluorescent lamps, with all the electronics attached. The common, garden variety compact fluorescent is designed to be screwed into a regular light bulb socket. The advantages are that they use less electricity to run, they last longer and have to be replaced less often, and they generate less heat. The disadvantages are that you cannot use a dimmer with them and that some people do not like the color of the light. But color choices are getting better every year.
