Still using Stone Age Incandescents

The L Prize: A New Look at an Old Bulb:

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These days with CFLs (compact fluorescent lightbulbs), and LEDs (light emitting diodes) and everything else, it seems hard (or maybe just taboo) to remember a time when we used something as inefficient as the standard 60-watt incandescent lightbulb. Yet, they still make up 50% of the market share and the US Energy Department wants companies to take a new look at this old standard. For whomever can come up with a highly-efficient yet comparable alternative they win $10 million, and that's just the tip of th...read on

I am just amazed that incandescent bulbs still make up 50% of the market share. Maybe not amazed - shocked. Unless you had purchased a 10 year supply and continuing to replace your bulbs with those old incandescents, why you are continuing to but them is totally insane. With the new CFLes out there, you can't blame it on the use of dimmers, lamp shades....