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It's pricier than both CFLs and incandescent bulbs, but it lasts longer and has the potential to save you more money over the long haul.
LED灯价格比CFL灯和白炽灯都昂贵，但它使用寿命更长，从长远来看能节省更多的钱。
No matter that the savings for American families accruing from moving to CFLs or LEDs will be worth $6 billion a year or more.
无论如何，美国家庭由于改用CFLs灯或者LEDs灯每年所节省的能源总值可达60亿美元或者更多。
Nor do they like the time it takes for these bulbs to reach their maximum illumination.
他们同样不喜欢CFLs要达到最大照明灯所需要花费的时间。
"CFLs have peaks in the blue, green, and red ranges, so they fall in the middle in terms of spectrum, " explains Lockley.
Lockley解释说：“节能灯灯光一般是蓝色、绿色或红色，所以它们属于中级频谱范围。”
Though not as widely available (or as affordable) as CFLs, LEDs come as standard bulbs as well as built into lamps and Christmas lights.
尽管还无法像荧光灯一样大范围的使用，但是一直开始逐渐使用进路灯和圣诞节的彩灯。
The barrels were filled with CFLs and often were open or not properly sealed (see photo).
那些桶中装满了紧凑型荧光灯泡，通常都是敞开放置在工厂里，并没有进行密封。
His twisty tube was a major achievement, so tricky to produce that many CFLs are still curled by hand.
他的扭转管是重大成就，讽刺的是，现在许多节能灯还是人工弯曲的。
CFL brightness decreases over time, but if you buy higher-watt CFLs they should maintain a higher lumen output for a longer period of time.
在使用过程中，节能灯的亮度会逐渐降低。但是如果你购买了高瓦的节能灯，那它能在更长的时间内提供更高的流明输出。
They are still made largely in China, but at least most of the former complaints have since been addressed.
CFLs灯多数仍产自中国，但是至少之前的质量投诉已经解决。
CFLs have been around for several years. However. the older lights still make up about two-thirds of total light bulb sales.
紧凑型荧光灯已经好几年了。不过，老灯仍占大约三分之二的总光灯泡销售。
Experts predict that the shift in demand will also cut the cost of CFLs and increase the cost of incandescents globally.
专家预测，需求的转变也会全面降低节能灯的成本，增加白炽灯的成本。
Some people prefer the warmer glow of an incandescent bulb to the light produced by CFLs.
一些人偏好具有暖色光照的白炽灯而不喜欢CFLs发出的光照。
CFLs cost three to five times as much as conventional incandescent bulbs yet use one-quarter the electricity and last several years longer.
尽管CFL的价格是普通非白热灯泡的三到五倍，但耗电量仅为普通非白炽灯的四分之一，寿命要长数年。
He has also found that CFLs last longer when used upright in a lamp-stand, rather than dangling from a ceiling fixture.
他同时也发现CFLs当用在灯柱上垂直使用时寿命更长，尤其是和挂在天花板上摇摆的吊灯相比。
CFLs use around 75% less energy to produce an equivalent amount of light and last much longer.
相等程度的照明，节能灯能节省约70%的电能，且使用寿命更长。
Still, there is no denying that, on most other counts, CFLs are a far better choice than incandescents.
当然，不可否认的是，在大多数其他方面的统计上，CFLs是比白炽灯更好的选择。
The bulbs are estimated to last up to 6, 000 hours, which is comparable to CFLs, and three to four times as long as incandescent bulbs.
这种灯的寿命与荧光灯差不多，预计达到6,000小时，是普通白炽灯的3到4倍。
Still, the consumer backlash resonates, and not simply because CFLs are horrible, flickery, ugly, and unreliable.
还有，消费者十分讨厌谐振，而不单单是因为紧凑型荧光灯污染、闪烁、丑陋并且不耐用。
Until now, the main alternative was compact fluorescent lights, or CFLs.
直到现在，除白炽灯之外的另一种主要照明技术是节能灯（紧凑型荧光灯）。
If people want to replace their old power-hungry incandescent bulbs with CFLs or LEDs good for 45 lumens per watt, all the better.
如果人们想要把他们的高耗能白炽灯换成45每瓦流明的CFLs灯或者LEDs灯，那就再好不过了。
It wasn't until the 1990s that CFLs gained traction, driven by concerns about energy efficiency.
直到1990年，对能源效率的关注拉动了荧光灯的市场。
The winning LED lights beat out CFLs in energy savings, using upwards of 80 percent less energy than an incandescent bulb.
胜出的LED灯在节能方面击败了荧光灯，比白炽灯节约了80%以上的电能。
CFLs at the time cost roughly $11 each, 20 times the cost of incandescent bulbs.
CFL当时的价格约为每只11美元，是白炽灯泡的20倍。
Turn off incandescents if you're leaving the room for more than five seconds; CFLs, if you'll be gone at least 15 minutes.
如果是白炽灯，每次只要你离开房间超过5秒钟就要关掉；如果是节能灯，超过15分钟的话一定要记得关。
Energy Star rated: Energy Star CFLs use 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs.
能源之星评级：经能源之星认证的节能灯比标准白炽灯泡节约75%的能耗。
The general consensus is that it's best to turn off CFLs when you are leaving for 15 minutes or longer.
普遍一致认为最好当要离开15分钟或更长时间时将紧凑型荧光灯关掉。
Dome-shaped CFLs, similar in look to conventional incandescents, are a better fit for lamps whose shades clip onto the bulb.
圆顶形节能灯，外观看起来像传统的白炽灯，这种灯泡更适合用在那种灯罩是卡在灯泡上的台灯。
Could you reduce that electricity bill by putting in a lot of CFLs?
购买大量的节能灯具就可以让你省电费吗？
Tungsten light bulbs are about 5 times less efficient than compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and they have a lifetime up to 10 times longer.
钨丝灯泡比压缩萤光灯低效5倍，而且萤光灯的寿命要长10倍。
CFLs now come in many shapes, sizes and colors that can be used in fixtures such as ceiling fans and chandeliers.
CFL现在有了多种形状、大小和颜色，可以用在吊扇和枝形吊灯等多种装置里。
The CFLs will release a monstrous 42 mg of toxic mercury into landfills.
而紧凑型荧光灯（节能灯）则会在垃圾填埋场释放出有毒汞42毫克。
Despite the higher price tag, it sells 137 million CFLs, which use 75% less energy than incandescents.
尽管较高的价格，它售出1.37亿节能灯，它们比白炽灯节省75%的能源。
You can now find LEDs for around $20, while CFLs average from $2-$10.
现在LED灯泡大概是20美元一只，而节能灯泡的价格平均在2-10美元。
CFLs and LEDs both come in at about $1. 50 per year.
节能灯和LED灯一年都大约花费1.5美元。
A good number for incandescents is around 18, CFLs around 60, and LEDs around 54.
一个高效白炽灯的效率大约是18，节能灯大约是60，LED灯大约是54。
A U. S. government survey last year found that only 11 percent of household sockets have CFLs.
一份美国政府去年的调查报告显示，只有百分之十一的家庭在使用CFL。
