2011年3月14日 星期一

Incandescents use roughly

Incandescents use roughly four times as much electricity to produce the same amount of light as a CFL, which means they cause four times as much mercury to be released into the environment.At the Feb. 11 CRD meeting, directors infrared sauna benefits discussed some resolutions that will be finalized later this month.

Nationwide, according to calculation by a group called EnergyRace (the EPA did similar calculations with similar results), the mercury released by extra power used by incandescents is slightly greater than the amount of mercury associated with the CFL bulbs that could have been used instead.McEachron sparked a review of the cameras not leather phone cases long after he was elected in 2008 as well, in a process that led to six cameras being removed last summer.

The difference is small, but real. EnergyRace calculated that 2,425 pounds of mercury released into the atmosphere annually in the country by the coal burned to power incandescent bulbs, compared to 2,259 pounds of mercury associated with a similar amount of light from CFLs (1,653 pounds in the bulbs, 606 pounds from the coal burned to create their electricity).

The advantage for CFLs is bigger than that, however,2012 for all states except California, where initial provisions large pet carrier of the act went into effect this year. since some of the 1,653 pounds of mercury in the fluorescent bulbs will get recycled, not released into the environment. This calculation also ignores other nasty stuff released by power plants, like sulphur and greenhouse gases.

In New Hampshire, only about 15 percent of our electricity production comes from burning coal,To charge the battery, just plug the built-in USB inflatable tent cable to an open USB port on a computer or USB AC adapter. The cable is only 4-inches long so a USB extension cable may be needed. which is on the low side, so the CFL advantage is less locally than nationally.

Nonetheless, it’s clear that if you’re worried about mercury in the environment, using incandescent bulbs will not help.

That is no excuse to stick with an outmoded technology.

Cost isn’t a good excuse, either, for you or for society. Over the lifetime of most bulbs,As previously revealed in The Oxford Times, the county led bulb council is considering permanently removing the lights and replacing them with a system of roundabouts. CFLs will recoup their higher cost in lower power bills.

As for the big picture, remember that PSNH is spending $450 million to put a better smokestack on its power plant in Bow, largely to eliminate release of mercury as it burns coal.

Half a billion dollars! Think how many efficient light bulbs that money could have bought.

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