CFL's and Fort Collins Utilities

I have two complaints and a little bit of useful information.
1. CFL's - you should have heard by now that these light bulbs are great - they consume less energy and last longer than regular bulbs. Initially, they were also a lot more money (the only brand I think was Felt Electric), and this is part of why Chris and I have only slowly been adding them to our house. Lately, there has been a flurry of brands with these bulbs, so we bought a bunch more at Lowes (brand Bright Effects). But in our pack of 4, 2 did not work. So we had to take them back. Later, Chris bought more at Home Depot (brand n:vision, I think the Home Depot brand). I installed them, but the one in our bedroom makes a really annoying humming noise and we will have to take these back, too. It is really annoying to me. What is the point of making these if you do a crappy job?? So, lesson learned - you get what you pay for and for the time being, we'll just have to put up with the more expensive brand.

2. Fort Collins utilities annoys me. You can supposedly sign up for wind energy for your home and it is really inexpensive - 1 penny per kilowatt-hour. Here's how convenient this system is:
- when we first found out about the wind energy program several years ago, we filled out the little mailer they sent us and signed up. It was only valid for 1 month.
- Chris talked to a Fort Collins utilities person over a year ago but wasn't given the right information to sign up.
- I called the utility company in October to sign up and was told they would be sending me the contract in the mail. It never came.
FINALLY, I've found some information online, thanks to a facebook friend. Of course, if you go to the Wind FAQ page, you get "File not found". But this website should work for downloading this mysterious contract I've been waiting for: http://www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/utilities/pdf/reswindagmt.pdf. Mail it to:
Fort Collins Utilities
700 Wood St.
Fort Collins, CO 80521
(970) 221-6700
Then, cross your fingers, knock on wood, throw salt over your shoulder, say a rosary, etc. I'll be doing this and will post if it is successful.