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| Bulb Type |
Incandescent |
Compact Fluorescent |
LED |
| Bulb Cost |
$0.50 |
~$5.00 |
$19.95 |
| Energy Used |
60 watts |
14 watts |
7 watts |
| Efficiency |
14 lumens/watt |
60 lumens/watt |
64 lumens/watt |
| Bulb Life |
~1000 hrs |
7000-10000 hrs |
> 10000 hrs |
| Electricity Cost (Johnson County REMC) |
$0.13 per kWh |
$0.13 per kWh |
$0.13 per kWh |
| Yearly Cost @ 3 hrs/day |
$8.54 |
$1.99 |
$1.00 |
| Yearly Cost @ 8 hrs/day |
$22.78 |
$5.31 |
$2.66 |
| 10 Year Total Cost @ 3 hrs/day |
$90.90 |
$29.90 |
$29.95 |
| 10 Year Total Cost @ 8 hrs/day |
$242.30 |
$73.10 |
$86.45 |
| Time Needed to Recapture Cost of Bulb (3 hrs/day) |
N/A |
< 1 year |
3 years |
| Time Needed to Recapture Cost of Bulb @ (8 hrs/day) |
N/A |
< 1 year |
1 year |
| Other Advantages |
Instantly bright |
No fragile filament |
Instantly bright, no fragile, filament, bulb remains cool |
| Other Disadvantages |
Fragile filament, bulb becomes hot to touch |
Contains mercury, takes 15-30 minutes to reach brightness, bulb becomes hot to touch |
None |
