2007 Oct 20
Compact Fluorescent Lamps
Tabulated from Consumer Reports Data in 2007 October Issue, Pages 28-29							Columns added by NCAD
Non-colored fields are provided by CR
	bulbs/pak	$/pak	Claimed Lumens	CR actual Lumens	CR Efficiency	time (s) to  full bright	$/bulb	Claimed W	Claimed Eff	computed CR W	ActEff	Value Score Eff per $
Table/Floor Spirals - 60w
Bright Effects	4	$8.00	800	819	70	25	$2.00			11.7	70.0	35
Feit	4	$9.00	800	786	68	30	$2.25	13	61.5	11.6	68.0	30
GE	2	$9.00	950	914	68	34	$4.50			13.4	68.0	15
N!Vision	4	$8.00	900	863	65	25	$2.00	14	64.3	13.3	65.0	33
Philips	8	$11.00	900	907	66	29	$1.38			13.7	66.0	48
Typical Incandescent	4	$2.40	850	847	14	1	$0.60	60	14.2	60.5	14.0	23
Ceiling - Flush Mounted Spiral - 60w
Feit  ESL23TM/6/Eco	6	$ 13.00	1600				$   2.17	23	69.6			32
Feit	3	$9.00	900	936	70	27	$3.00	13	69.2	13.4	70.0	23
GE	2	$9.00	950	914	68	34	$4.50			13.4	68.0	15
N!Vision	4	$8.00	900	863	65	25	$2.00	14	64.3	13.3	65.0	33
Philips	8	$11.00	900	907	66	29	$1.38			13.7	66.0	48
Typical Incandescent	4	$2.40	850	847	14	1	$0.60	60	14.2	60.5	14.0	23
Lights of America			1048					14	74.9
Recessed Flood Ceiling - 65w
Feit	4	$12.00	750	754	50	117	$3.00	15	50.0	15.1	50.0	17
GE	1	$7.00	720	630	43	131	$7.00			14.7	43.0	6
N!Vision	2	$10.00	640	695	50	124	$5.00	14	45.7	13.9	50.0	10
Philips	1	$11.00	630	682	41	145	$11.00	16	39.4	16.6	41.0	4
Sylvania	1	$8.00	750	711	44	94	$8.00	16	46.9	16.2	44.0	6
Typical Incandescent	2	$10.00	755	579	9	1	$5.00	65	11.6	64.3	9.0	2
Outdoor - 60w
Feit	1	$6.00	800	722	51	97	$6.00	16	50.0	14.2	51.0	9
GE	1	$7.00	520	547	53	199	$7.00			10.3	53.0	8
N!Vision	4	$8.00	800	914	67	52	$2.00	14	57.1	13.6	67.0	34
Philips	1	$7.00	720	794	59	109	$7.00	14	51.4	13.5	59.0	8
Sylvania	4	$8.00	800	828	65	36	$2.00	13	61.5	12.7	65.0	33
Typical Incandescent	4	$2.40	850	847	14	1	$0.60	60	14.2	60.5	14.0	23
						However, efficiency is more important than initial cost in the long run!
Data added by NCAD							Luminous efficacy
http://NCAD.net			Note:  Other parameters not measured / computed,  but contributing to total value:
				Life of bulb - LifeTime
				Startup Time  (generally, inversely related to LifeTime)
				Mercury content (generally from 2 - 4 grams)
				Color variation over life of bulb
				Sensitivity of LifeTime to number of cycles