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Program
MPEI sells a wide variety of CFLs. Facts about CFLs:

  • CFLs use 75 percent less energy than standard bulbs
  • CFLs last up to 9,000 hours
  • CFLs usually pay for themselves in about 7 months and then save you money thereafter. In otherwords, you will pay more for a CFL, but in seven months (based on an average usage of 4 hours per day) you save enough energy to compensate for the higher purchase price.
MPEI's CFL Program Impact
(CFL sales and incandescent equivalents)
CFL Type and Wattages
CFLs Sold
3-watt chandalier (25-w equivalent)
181
5-watt (25-w equivalent)
40
7-watt candelabra (40-w equivalent)
1,803
9-watt candelabra (40-w equivalent)
254
11-watt vanity (40-watt equivalent)
1,160
11-watt floods & spirals (50-w equivalent)
323
12-watt (50-w equivalent) CANDALABRA
24
13-watt (50-w equivalent)
41
13-watt (60-w equivalent)
20,084
14-watt flood (50-watt equivalent)
12
14-watt (60-w equivalent)
1,087
14-watt flood (65-watt equivalent)
67
15-watt (60-w equivalent)
2,249
15-watt flood (65-watt equivalent)
5,070
18-watt chandelier (40-w equivalent)
48
18-watt (75-w equivalent)
5,408
19-watt flood (85-watt equivalent)
72
23-watt (100-w equivalent)
22,454
23-watt indoor/outdoor (120-w equivalent)
1,063
40-watt (200-watt) ECObulb
79
65-watt (300-watt equiv.)
55
3-way 14/19/32-w (40-, 75-, 150- eq.)
164
3-way 10/20/28-w (50-, 100-, 150- eq.)
550
3-way 12/20/24-w (30/70/100 eq.)
293
TOTAL CFLs SOLD
62,581
Total displaced MW

3.714 MW

If all CFLs sold were installed, 3.714 megawatts were not added to (or conserved if retrofitted) MPEI's system capacity. MPEI pays a $22.38 demand charge per kW on its monthly wholesale power bill. CFL sales reduce MPEI's purchased power cost, helping MPEI provide affordable rates for its members now and in the future.

Why CFLs are Good for Consumers
They reduce lighting costs and electric consumption by about 75 percent .

Why CFLs are Good for MPEI
They reduce the demand charge on MPEI's Tri-State power bill, which is getting more expensive.

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