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Does it use more electricity to turn lights on and off or to leave them on if it is only for a short period of time? |
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MythBusters (Discovery Channel) actually performed this exercise with various fixtures and bulb types. They found that the initial surge (created when the light is turned on) is the equivalent of that same bulb remaining on for a fraction of a second.
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