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[Gordon JC Pearce]

Chuck Guzis wrote:
> 
> OTOH, changing for the sake of changing is silly.  Bob Pease did an article some time ago about replacement CFLs only made sense on applications where they're frequently used.  Otherwise, the power savings doesn't yeild a sufficient return on investment.  

Part of my reason for looking at compact fluorescents is that I 
specifically want 12- or 24-volt versions that can be run from a bank of 
deep-cycle batteries, charged by a combination of wind turbine and solar 
panels.

At my house up north, we lose power for a few days every winter when the 
120mph winds take out power lines.  If I was running lights off-grid, I 
wouldn't have this problem and I'd have much lower bills too.

Gordon.