[DuncanE]

Originally Posted by richardkm

I could have more sympathy with the call to economise on electricity by not using standby and by using low energy bulbs, but - you look at any town from above and notice how much light is directed upwards from street lights. In my home town, I reckon there is LESS light directed onto the streets than goes into the sky. I have a street light on the opposite of the road from my house. If the cutains are not closed tight on our bedroom window, then the light comes in like a searchlight, and we're on the first floor, about level with the top of the light. A while ago, the light failed, and it was bliss with proper darkness at night.

When the powers that be endeavour to improve efficiency, then I will follow suit. I have already replaced the majority of my light bulbs with low energy bulbs, but mainly because they last longer!

Thats about the only good thing about energy effiecient light bulbs. What a lot of people do not realize is that they have murcury and others such nasties in.