I kind of ditched incandescent bulbs for extra-efficient compact fluorescents in my house years in the past. But at this level, I am awfully close to ditching CFLs for the latest in lighting technology: LEDs. LED lighting has got so much going for it. The lights may be much more environment friendly than other sorts of lights, and the energy-efficient bulbs are imagined to last for tens of 1000's of hours--sufficient to final 20 or 30 years depending on usage. In contrast to CFLs, there is no mercury, the light is on the spot, and turning lights on and off should not degrade their helpful life, based on manufacturers. The downside of LEDs, feature-sensible, has at all times been the light coloration; the blueish gentle LEDs have traditionally had feels cold, significantly compared with the heat glow from incandescent and halogen bulbs. The opposite knock (or feature, depending on your utilization) on LEDs has been that they direct gentle. That makes them great for spotlights however not good for a desk lamp.