From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey@datamann.com>
> Not only that, but incandescent bulbs produce about half their normal
> illumination that low (and if they are 130 volt long life bulbs, they
> will be even less bright), while still using 91% of the energy, which
> will prompt people to have more lights running at the same time to keep
> up the same illumination, thus wasting 40% more energy. Not so smart.
>
Sylvania makes fluorescent lights that screw into bulb sockets. They work fine
with 100v power.
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From: "L B" <musicwoman80126@yahoo.com>
> My point it, though, why not reinvent the lightbulb?
>
See previous message.
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From: "Amara D. Angelica" <amara@kurzweilai.net>
Sage advice from Dr. Bill Wattenberg of KGO and UC Berkeley on this:
http://www.kgoam810.com/viewentry.asp?ID=93553&PT=personalities
Excellent pointer! Thanks Amara.
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From: "Robert Coyote" <coyyote@hotmail.com>
> What about LED's?
LEDs would work well in an RV or some other application where you have
low-level DC, otherwise forget it because you'd need to install power supplies
to convert AC to DC, which would more than offset any savings in energy. I've
noticed, however, that the city of Redding, California has been replacing
traffic signals with LED units.
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From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey@datamann.com>
I do recommend, however,
> that you contact your utility's conservation department first to find
> out what sort of rebates you can obtain on the purchase of different
> fixtures.
Good idea. Sadly, my local utility offers no rebates. Happily, we don't have
rolling blackouts here.
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From: "Brian D Williams" <talon57@well.com>
> Another good trick is to fill any unused space in your
> fridge/freezer with empty milk jugs filled with water. This will
> increase the thermal mass, so you don't change temperature as
> readily. Works great.
Yes, this prevents losing some of the cold air stored in the refrigerator when
the door is opened.. Also, frozen water in the freezer can be moved to the
fridge in case of power outage, preventing food spoilage.
Stay hungry (thus opening fridge door less often),
--J. R.
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consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, CYC, and
Everything that can happen has already happened, not just once,
but an infinite number of times, and will continue to do so forever.
(Everything that can happen = more than anyone can imagine.)
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