There many strong reasons why compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) are better than the incandescent lamps. The life time of the compact fluorescent lamps are 8 to 15 times than that of ordinary incandescent lamps. Moreover the energy consumption of CFL is lesser than incandescent bulbs and it can save nearly 10% of energy hence they are called as Energy saving light bulbs. The most striking feature of CFL is it is very atmosphere friendly than incandescent bulbs that produces harmful heat and gas. The only disadvantage in CFL is its cost. It is nearly 3 to 10 higher than the incandescent lamps. This made many people to stay away from CFL but they don’t realize its performance and power consumption.

Medias are trying to realize the importance of CFL and greenzeal.co.uk is one among them. It is a blog that discusses various environmental issues and discusses all the causes of effects of eco-friendly bulbs.