On 2007-01-18 14:26:02 +0000, David Hansen
said:

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:06:36 GMT someone who may be Harry Bloomfield
wrote this:-

Some designs of low energy bulb are better than others in this duty
cycle, just like some designs of GLS bulb are.

So the advantage of putting a relatively expensive low energy lamp in
such a location would be what exactly?

Not having to replace the bulb so often. Reducing greenhouse gas
emissions.

You do not save much if any energy if it is only turned on for a couple
of minutes

One will indeed only save a little energy over the space of a few
minutes. However, little things add up over the years.

Incrementalism like this is a very weak argument