{"id":1440,"date":"2011-11-07T15:23:45","date_gmt":"2011-11-07T22:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oregonstate.edu\/sustainability\/blog\/?p=1440"},"modified":"2011-11-07T15:23:45","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T22:23:45","slug":"how-to-choose-a-cfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/2011\/11\/07\/how-to-choose-a-cfl\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose a CFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/michaelcr\/2072328850\/lightbox\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1441\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2011\/11\/CFL.jpg\" alt=\"CFL\" width=\"268\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>There are many different options available when selecting a compact florescent lamp (CFL) and it can be a little confusing.\u00a0 \u00a0If you are a fan of the old incandescent appearance, you can still get that look in a CFL.\u00a0 For the yellowish color in a light bulb, look for something with a color temperature close to 2700k.\u00a0 For the same light output as a 60 W incandescent, pick one that also has around 800 lumens or 13 W.\u00a0 If you prefer a whiter color light bulb, then select something at 3000k.\u00a0 The Home Depot in Corvallis offers a great display demonstrating what the different colors look like.<\/p>\n<p>When deciding on a brand, try to stick with name brands like Philips, Sylvania, TCP, GE, and EcoSmart.\u00a0 It is also good to look for light bulbs that are Energy Star approved.\u00a0 These lights have been tested to meet specific performance <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_crit_cfls\">requirements<\/a>.\u00a0 Energy Star approved bulbs may also be available for rebates through your local utility company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many different options available when selecting a compact florescent lamp (CFL) and it can be a little confusing.\u00a0 \u00a0If you are a fan of the old incandescent appearance, you can still get that look in a CFL.\u00a0 For the yellowish color in a light bulb, look for something with a color temperature close [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1292103],"tags":[356],"class_list":["post-1440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy","tag-energy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}