🚀 go-pugleaf

There is a push to go with CFLs (compact flourescent lamps). I see no reason 
to look at this as a bad thing, but I do not like the light spectrum and I 
have another issue that keeps me from using them.

I bought (many years ago, 20 years for a round number) dimmer light 
switches. I can set the lighting level of almost every light in my house. If 
I have a 60W bulb in the lamp, and set the dimmer to 20%, do I use 12W?

I find that TV viewing with the lights set low is better than with them off, 
and far better than with them full on. I have a light over the sink that I 
can set to about 10% -- I think the light is a 65W Flood, it's one of those 
can lights -- and this gives the kitchen enough light that I don't kick the 
cats and I can fill a glass with water. I also have dimmers on the lights in 
the bathrooms, and I nearly always set these to less than full on.

I live under the dilussion that I am saving energy with the dimmers set to a 
low level as opposed to having the lights on at full power as would happen 
with a standard light switch.

Does a dimmer cut energy demand?