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Regular incandescent light bulbs are very inefficient. In fact, over half the energy consumed by a standard incandescent light bulb produces heat, not light. Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs are more efficient than incandescent bulbs. A CFL bulbs typically uses 65%-75% less energy than an incandescent bulb to provide the same amount of light. Another benefit of CFL bulbs is that they last up to 10 times longer than a regular light bulb.

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