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On The Light Side

Spurred by President Carter's call for energy conservation, homeowners across the country have been switching from incandescent bulbs to fluorescent because: (l) incandescents guzzle more than twice as much electricity as fluorescents, and (2) a new compact adapter that converts an ordinarY incandescent lamp to a fluorescent light.

"There are over 2-Yz billion residential sockets in lamps and ceilings, and converting them to fluorescent lighting would save 4 million barrels of oil a week (or 200 million barrels a year) from this source alone," according to Johnson Industries, which developed and introduced the new adapter, Killer Watt, less than a year ago.

The firm confirmed, "assuming an average cost of 3-t/z 4 per kw hour, cash savings for U.S. homeowners and tenants would exceed $5 billion yearly, based on projected savings of 150 billion kilowatt hours annually."

Incandescent lighting is much less energy efficient than other light sources. The drawback to translating theoretical knowledge into practical application was that the fixtures necessary for fluorescent lighting were large and cumbersome. The Killer Watt breakthrough has sharply reduced the size and weight of the unit. Thus, it is now possible for homes to have the same low-cost, low-maintenance, energy saving qualities of the larger commercial units.

Killer Watt retails at $12-$15 Per single unit, and $20-$25 for the double unit, including bulbs.

The adapter screws into anY standard lamp socket or fixture and uses standard circular fluorescent bulbs. A l9-w fluorescent bulb will Yield the eouivalent of a 60-w incandescent brilb (a 2/3 savings). Because they burn cooler, fluorescent bulbs also reduce home air conditioning costs. In addition, theY are easier on the eyes because they produce less glare airO shadows and the warm white bulbs give a clearer. more natural lieht.

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