Why are compact fluorescent lamps more energy efficient than a 60-watt incandescent lamp?
Compact fluorescent lamps are more energy efficient than a standard 60-watt incandescent because they use less energy to provide the same amount of light. Fluorescent lamps use discharge technology, which uses energy to create an arc of excited mercury vapor across the lamp. Less energy is needed to maintain this arc than to keep an incandescent filament burning. To provide less energy to the lamp, the lamp is designed to operate on high frequency electronics that reduce the current (energy) used by the lamp.
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