Actually Fluorescent light load helps the electicity generators since it helps compensate for the induction motor power factor.
Redmond *********************************** -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Newton Sent: Tuesday, 3 April 2007 9:51 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Global warming Mike Borgelt wrote: > For a discussion of CFL vs incandescent read this. It is quite extensive > http://www.sound.westhost.com/articles/incandescent.htm and note the > author is a fan of CFL. Having just spent several tens of thousands of dollars at work on power factor correction and harmonic filtering in a large UPS system, I reckon the recent announcements about phasing out incandescent bulbs are hilarious. The electrical utilities must be in conniptions. They have enough trouble with leading power factors already, what are they going to do when everyone's domestic lighting is running at ~ 0.5 ? (To Dave Lawley: You're only paying 20% of what you used to pay for lighting because the power company hasn't put the cost of power factor correction into your bill yet. They will; they'll have to. The price of electricity must necessarily go up as CFLs become commonplace). - mark -------------------------------------------------------------------- I tried an internal modem, [EMAIL PROTECTED] but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton ----- Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 ------------- Fax: +61-8-82356937 ----- _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
