SFist Photo: Lights Out SF Aftermath, Let's Do the Math

So Lights Out San Francisco is now in the history books. Some were disappointed but it was all for a good cause. Or for a crackpot idea, depending on how you look at it.

But Lights Out SF isn't about saving juice for one day, it's about raising awareness. That's why they were giving away energy saving light bulbs. Let's look at the economics of CFLs, assuming you can handle them, after the jump.