The governmentis planing a light bulb tax on UK families to lower our household emmisions. here are some amazing facts about this great product:
* UK households use £1.9 billion pouunds worth of electricity every year.
* In the average uk household 10-15 per cent of of your electricity bill is contributed to by lighting.
* Energy efficient light bulbs last up to 12 times longer than thier inefficient counterparts.
* If everyone installed one energy saving light bulb in to thier homes the carbon dioxide emmisions would fill the royal albert hall nearly 2000 times.
* By buying an energy efficient light bulb rather than the other alternatives you can cut energy wastage by over three quarters. that could save you up to £9 a year or £100 over the bulbs lifetime.
* The british public walks to the moon and back twice every year to change lightbulbs. Energy saving light bulbs last on average 12 times as long as standard light bulbs so you might as well save your energy.
* Energy consumption by domestic light bulbs and appliances has doubled since 1970 and it is set to increase by twelve per cent in 2010.