Dear Tortoise,
Of course!, you are right, that it's right in all of the cases !!
But a simple Question: Did you ever touch a burning conventional light bulb with your “naked” fingers? What did you feel?
Of course - heat! I think also you would say that’s a kind of energy, and it’s different to light!
So, how is the conventional light bulb working?
The energy of the current will be converted to heat and rises the temperature of the wire helix.
Above a certain temperature the helix will radiate some of the energy in the visible region of the spectrum, and you will recognise it as light!
Quintessence: Only a small amount of the energy is converted to light, and most of it is still converted to heat!
For conventional light bulbs the conversion factor to light is about ~8%.
For fluorescence light bulbs the conversion factor to light is about ~18 till ~28%.
Better! - But: Still an immense lost of energy!!
Good Luck!
ARGOS++