An Ohio power company is making a new energy efficiency proposal that includes a smaller role for the energy-saving light bulbs that sparked a backlash. In a revised plan that FirstEnergy filed with state regulators yesterday, consumers will get compact fluorescent bulbs from the company only if they request them. Akron-based FirstEnergy had wanted to automatically mail two bulbs to every customer and then add a surcharge onto electric bills that exceeded the cost of the bulbs. State offices were flooded with protests. A spokesman for the Ohio Consumers' Counsel says making the bulbs voluntary is a good move. Other components of FirstEnergy's new plan include energy-saving thermostats and incentives for buying energy-efficient appliances.