Rising energy costs illuminate surging fluorescent bulb market

Julie Grassley wanted to do something for the environment and save money, so she replaced many of her Edison-inspired incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps, which are enjoying robust growth in an high-cost energy era.

Grassley has heard all the gripes on fluorescent: slow to light up, not very bright and expensive. She doesn’t buy those arguments any more.

“They are bright and they come right on,” said Grassley, 37, of Stowe. “Initially they are more expensive, but they last seven to 10 years longer.”

The Journal News