Are there energy-efficient bulbs we can put in recessed can fixtures and track-mounted spot lights?
A. Absolutely. Compact fluorescent lamps come in hundreds of shapes and sizes, including spot lights. You should be able to find them where ENERGY STAR® lighting is sold. Visit the Marketplace to find a retailer. These lamps can screw right into your existing cans or track fixtures, and provide just as much light at a fraction of the energy. As with other compact fluorescent lamps, look for the ENERGY STAR logo to ensure you get a good product. QIs there a white compact fluorescent bulb (CFL) that has warmer type light? A. Sure there is! The color produced by any light is called its “color temperature,” measured in degrees Kelvin (k). With CFLs, the range of color temperatures varies from a warm, reddish-yellow 2,700K to a cooler, bluer 6,500K. It sounds like you’re looking for a color of light similar to what you’d get from a conventional incandescent light bulb, so you’d want to stick to the bottom of the scale. Look for CFLs with a color temperature between 2,700 and 3,000K. QWhere
