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Incadescent Bulbs vs.
Compact Fluorescent and LED Light Bulbs |
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Calculate Your Cost Savings |
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Cost of Energy per KWh |
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(Average = $0.09,
High = $0.20) |
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Wattage of Incandescents Being Replaced |
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# of Household Light Bulbs Being Replaced |
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Your Estimated Daily Usage (in hours) |
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Results |
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Incandescent
Light Bulbs |
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CFL
(Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs) |
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LED
(Light-Emitting Diode Light Bulbs) |
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Total cost
over 60,000 hours
(energy + bulb replacement) |
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Monthly Savings by switching from Incandescent |
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Yearly Savings by switching from Incandescent |
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Total Savings by switching from
Incandescent |
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For this calculation we
used average life span of 2,000 hours for incandescent and 10,000 hours for
CFL. |
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Average cost was: $0.49 for incandescent, $1.72 for
40/60W CFL, $3.44 for 100W CFL and $50.00 for LED. |
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60,00 hours is the life span of the LED light. |
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