# Light bulb wattage- can energy save equivalents go higher?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 16, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulb-wattage-can-energy-save-equivalents-go-higher/650558 "2013-02-16T23:47:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulb-wattage-can-energy-save-equivalents-go-higher/650558/21 "2013-02-18T01:33:07Z")

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> [@Michael63129](#):
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> Note also that a CFL drawing 40 watts will still dissipate nearly 90% of the power of a 40 watt incandescent

Yes, but at 5x the brightness…

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**Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulb-wattage-can-energy-save-equivalents-go-higher/650558/22 "2013-02-18T05:45:44Z")

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