The Electricity Commission says more than two-thirds of 850 people surveyed were not able to tell the difference between eco-friendly bulbs and traditional lightbulbs.
Shoppers in Auckland and Christchurch took part in the experiment in which they were shown two identical booths lit by the two types of lightbulbs.
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