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Old 06-06-2009, 03:29 AM   #28
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In general, Halogens are more efficient than ordinary incandescents. But not by much (perhaps 30%) if you want comparable lifetimes. And that doesn't take into account transformer losses.

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I try to be green but one thing I didn't realize when I bought my house, though, was that many of the fixtures were halogen. It never occurred to me to check. I could clearly see that one was but there was a fan and several ceiling fixtures that surprised me.
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