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How much energy used to manufacture a CFL?
I too have experienced poor performance from the cheap CFL bulbs sold in multi-packs from Lowes and Home Depot that most people likely buy... they only last 6 months to a year. Using retail price as a proxy for manufacturing costs suggests that CFLs are more expensive to produce, and ultimately use more energy to manufacture, than incandescent ...
Posted to Moneybox by geebee on October 8, 2007