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Yes, the watts rating is what the wiring can handle electrically and
what the fixture can handle thermally. A 20W CFL gets as hot as a 20W
incandescent (watts is watts is watts, if the CFL manufacturer is
honest and includes the wattage of the ballast).


I'd have to disagree. The whole point of CFLs is that they produce more
light out of the wattage. More light means less heat. The sum of the
power converted to light and the power converted to heat would equal
the wattage of the bulb.

Bob