Re: Compact Fluorescent Bulb brands?

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> Finally (and I know this is getting long!), I received a gift
> certificate to ThinkGeek.com and bought a Kill-A-Watt
> (http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/7657/) electric 
> monitoring
> device. It's illuminating (pun very much intended) to use it to 
> see how
> much electricity various appliances use.
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It's a surprisingly affordable, accurate device.  Also handy for 
looking at where you can cut electric costs without creating a 
big nuisance to yourself and others, and where it wouldn't make 
sense to even try until the bigger ones are taken care of.  I 
found some of the Power Factor readings surprising, too.

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