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Relamping seeks to enlighten public
Project to install CFL bulbs in 200 low-income homes
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Don't worry, that's not a real light bulb. It's a squeezable foam replica of a CFL bulb that mom Melissa Gardner is handing Robert Dane Gardner, 3, visiting the Relamping Expo with sister Katie Anne, 4, and dad Raymond. - photo by Al Hackle/special
Like the bulbs themselves, consumers need some time to brighten to the idea of compact fluorescent light bulbs. A 13-watt CFL bulb is rated to shine with as many lumens as a 60-watt incandescent bulb. That means as much light for less than one-fourth the energy.