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> You may want to ask your electric utility co. if they sell the
> bulbs as part of their energy conservartion participation, I
> know on Nantucket Island Massachusetts the Co.  does sell them
> for $9.00 each regardless of size.

=o= Our utility company (Pacific Gas & Electric) does subsidize
CFs, but they call it "demand-side management" (since "energy
conservation" sounds anti-nukeish :-)).  Generally these are
found in stores for $9.99, with a little label on them saying
that they've been subsidized by PG&E.

=o= Unfortunately, I've only seen 20-watt Osram/Sylvania and
General Electric brands on sale with these subsidized prices.
Osram/Sylvania has a good product line, but I don't need that
many 20-watt bulbs.  And General Electric's product line is
nothing to write home about, since they generally deliver less
light than other brands of CFs for the same amount of energy.
    <_Jym_>