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Yet Schwinghammer predicts that rising costs in electricity will leave owners with no option but to purchase more costly energy-efficient sources. On the up side, he says that using fluorescents and other energy-efficient sources in the right applications can save owners and operators a fortune. He also hopes that with sky-rocketing energy costs more tax incentives or subsidies will increase the use of solar panels and other means for generating alternative “green” energy.