You don't need to break the bank on your electrical bill each month in order to enjoy soft bright lights that spotlight artwork or your walkway. Toss out that short-life, high-energy incandescent bulb and replace it with the Sylvania 20 Watt BR40 CFL Floodlight Medium Base Light Bulb, a compact fluorescent reflector bulb that fits in any standard indoor or outdoor floodlight bulb base. It emits 900 Lumens, which is higher than the 680 Lumens emitted by a common 75 Watt incandescent flood bulb. This long-life bulb will last up to 8000 hours, more than five times that of standard, 1500-hour incandescent bulbs. You'll conserve energy with every use without sacrificing the soft glow associated with incandescent lamps. For more information on how alternatives to standard incandescent bulbs work to save energy, refer to the Energy Efficient Substitutes for Incandescent Bulbs article in the Smarthome Learning Center.Fluorescent Lighting Benefits Fluorescent lamps aren't just for the workshop any more. Fluorescent lighting provides the performance, color and energy-efficiency you want at an affordable price. Screw the Sylvania 20 Watt BR40 CFL Floodlight Medium Base Light Bulb into any indoor or outdoor flood fixture to start saving energy: This bulb will save up to $33 in energy costs over the life of the bulb. Fluorescent bulbs can even be included with your home automation system: Plug the lamp into an ApplianceLinc for instant remote control using any INSTEON or X10 controller. What Size Bulb Do You Need? Here's a good rule of thumb for selecting a compact fluorescent bulb: Divide the wattage of your desired incandescent bulb by 4 to determine the approximate wattage of compact fluorescent lamp that will provide similar light output.