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Compact Fluorescent Lights
Excerpts from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Fact Sheet :
1) Lighting accounts for 20-25 percent of the electricity used in the United States.
2) Electrical generation is the largest contributor of carbon dioxide emissions.
3) CFL bulbs use 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs.
4) The quality of light produced by a CFL bulb is comparable to an incandescent light bulb.
5) CFL bulbs are typically rated at 10,000 hours of light. Most standard incandescent bulbs are rated at 1000 hours or less.
** Items such as compact fluorescent bulbs can now be found at most major chains (Home Depot, Fred Meyer, Office Depot etc.), but the choice and quality of brands varies. Also CFL bulbs tend to be larger lengthwise than equivalent incandescent bulbs, but most styles, sizes and shapes for incandescents have been approximated. There are major differences in bulb life, CRI, bulb temp rating, reliability, time to reach full light output, noise and price. Quality in general has improved greatly in the most recent generation of CFL bulbs, but do your homework. Some internet shops give price breaks for volume purchases.

Washington
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Seattle Lighting Design Lab

Seattle Lighting Design Lab (Seattle City Light Link) 		400 East Pine Street, Suite 100
Seattle, Washington 98122
Phone: 800.354.3864 (AK, BC, ID, HI, MT, OR, WA)
Local phone: 206.325.9711
Fax: 206.329.9532
email: Randy Smith 		advice on more energy-efficient lighting, lighting alternatives and other options for residential and commercial spaces.
Hardware Sales Hardware Sales, Inc. 2034 James Street Bellingham, WA 98225 1-360-734-6140 - the web address provided for their tools is a shared web site storefront (for a large number of independent hardware stores) that does not sell all products that are carried in the local stores. Hardware Sales carries a number of compact fluorescent bulbs that cannot be found via the web link.
The store has a demonstration display of bulbs available for purchase.
Puget Sound Electric Rebates - Energy Savers N/A Check out current rebates for the purchase of energy efficient lighting and appliances.
Washington County Disposal Sites for CFL bulbs N/A There is a very small amount of mercury (0.005 g or 5 milligrams) sealed in the glass tubing of CFLs. This mercury vapor is what makes the CFL light. No mercury is released from the CFL when it is in use. Unbroken, burned out CFLs emit no mercury. While the amount of mercury in a single bulb is extremely small, there is a potential risk of contamination if large numbers of bulbs break in landfills. That's why used bulbs should be disposed of properly. Please don't put used fluorescents in the garbage. Instead, take them to your local Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection site.

Pacific Northwest
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Lightsite.net N/A
Non-profit organization promoting adoption of energy efficient lighting in the Northwest.

British Columbia
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Sage Lighting Ltd. 200-1500 Marine Drive
N. Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V7P 1T7
Tel: 604-904-9533
Manufacturer and supplier of energy saving products. Their products are incorporated in leading fixture manufacturers products across N. America. Visit web site to see examples of leading edge LED products. LED bulbs will make history by being the first LED bulbs to add infill lighting and an exciting new dimension to a major Canadian street this month. Recent testing included a 12V bayonet mount 21 LED assembly and a two foot strip with over 200 LEDs for a fluorescent bulb replacement. Sage Lighting Ltd. is also a major supplier of fluorescent electronic lighting ballasts to most major fixture manufacturers across N. America. They have a complete line of ballasts including universal voltage, and multi lamp. Sage also carry a full line of compact fluorescent lamps including unique spots, bulbs up to 55W, and warm incandesent type light ouptut. In addition they can supply LED flashlights such as 3 LED headlamps, 4 LED 2AA cell, 9 LED 3D Cell Maglite type, button cell, etc and several more in the range. These items are sold strictly wholesale in quantities of 100 and up.

Worldwide
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Natural Lighting N/A Specializes in compact fluorescents - multiple brands.
buylighting.com N/A Large online catalog with many styles of CFL lamps.
Full Spectrum Solutions. N/A ---
Better Bulbs Direct N/A Discount (volume purchase) program to encourage CFL adoption.
Noli Control Systems N/A Large variety of CFL bulbs. Volume discounts and rebates available. Good customer service.
Energy star CFL Information N/A EPA pages with information about CFL.
Environmental Building News CFL Report N/A ----
The LedLight.com N/A LED lighting
Watt Watchers N/A Free EPA sponsored program to help school districts save energy dollars.


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Appliances


Washington
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Puget Sound Electric Rebates - Energy Savers N/A Check out current rebates for the purchase of energy efficient lighting and appliances.
Cascade Natural Gas Rebates - Energy Savers N/A Check out current rebates for the purchase of energy efficient gas appliances - H20 heaters and furnaces.
Washington energy efficient appliance businesses N/A energy.sourceguides.com database entries for energy efficient appliance businesses in Washington state.

Worldwide
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Energy Star Appliance/Rebate Locator N/A EPA Energy Star store locator and rebate finder
Real Goods N/A "Products for an Ecologically Sustainable Future"
State of Pennsylvannia energy efficient appliance guide N/A ---
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Society N/A energy efficient products list.
The Green builder's catalog N/A Energy conservation products.

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