About 6 months ago we decided to make our apartment more "energy effiecient". At some expense we changed all of our light bulbs to energy efficient light bulbs. The first thing we noticed was the additional time they take to actually fully light-up. We've had so many visitors who keep turning the light on and off as they think the switch has not actually worked. But that's something you get used to really quickly. We also noticed that the shapes, sizes and colours available are nowhere near as extensive as normal light bulbs which means that some of our lamps are not so aesthetically pleasing as they were before and the energy efficient bulbs don't really work in lamps where you have the option to adapt the level of intensity of the light emitted.

However, all that said, at the end of the month when we got our electricity bill it really showed the difference. For the small inconveniences caused (which after time you don't even notice) these light bulbs really are worthwhile for the home. You save on your electricity bill at the same time you help the environment by saving energy.


So in my opinion the answer to the question in short is... Yes they are!