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Thanks PJ. I didn't know how to refer to them but CFL makes sense. My in-laws have used them for years but whenever we visited, their home always appeared to dimly lit for me. It should have occurred to me that maybe they were using inadequate wattage CFL's to begin with. In any event, I'm sure this technology has significantly improved over the last 20 years, especially with recent environmental interest. I've heard that some CFLs are not only dimable but even come in 3-way configuration for lamps. I've tried a CFL rated at 75W compared to a 75W incandescent and it appeared to be the same in lumens. The difference of course, is the 75W CFL uses 20W of electricity and produced very little heat.