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	title of this thread your message 1. Use CFLs for lights that will be on for long periods of time. 2. Use low wattage incandescents for lights that will be turned off and on frequently. It's a fallacy that the on/off cycle creates a power surge. 3. If the color of the CFL is causing a problem for you consider changing the lamp or lamp shade to one that has a warm tone to do the 'GE Reveal' concept. I've done that using IKEA paper lamps and the yellowish rice paper works very well to temper the CFL. Oh and IKEA's CFLs are great. They are OEM'd from Osram according to another DA-er, Gerrit.be I think it was. The thing I like about them is that they have a 'normal' bulb shape. 4. remember your father/mother yelling at you to turn off the @#%&% light/stereo/computer? Do it! The more you turn off the more you'll save. 5. Try to turn off anything that has a time/clock/LED on it. Anything that glows when the appliance is supposedly 'off' is using power. Things like DVD players, battery chargers, transformers. If you're not using it unplug it. In the renewable energy trade these devices are called 'vampires' cuz they are sapping power when you're not looking. 6. Go buy a switched power strip with multiple outlets. Plug all of your charger doohickeys in it. Cell phone, iPOD, bluetooth headset, electric razor etc. Turn the power strip on only when you need to charge something and try to charge several things at a time. Then turn off the strip. Now all those 'vampire' chargers are truly off and not sucking power. 7. Don't run out and buy LEB bulbs yet, the technology is not really consumer friendly yet. They're expensive and the overall intensity is low since LED spotlight instead of broadcast it. One exception is some of the small task/desk lamps that use multiple LEDs grouped in a row. tey are pricey too, though. OK, that's all I can think of for now. associated web images* (optional) associated web link (optional) your email your password create a forums account \| you forgot your password?