Jim Redelfs wrote:
In article ,
Jimw wrote:


A long time ago, SOME of us learned that constantly turning-on
and turning-off a lamp was usually more expensive than leaving
it on. This hasn't changed.


This is bull****.


Sez you.


Turning on and off an incadescent light
does not use more energy


I never said it did. I said it "was usually more expensive than leaving
it on." There IS a difference. Figure it out, if possible.

I think you must be referring to shortening the life of an inccandescent
bulb by more frequent on-off cyscles and factoring the cost of bulb
replacement into the picture.

I'll agree that was probably true back when electricity was relatively
much cheaper than it is now, but I suspect what you learned back then
might not be true in today's world.
Jeff

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