Here we will consider the energy efficiency of the 4 main technologies for
energy saving light bulbs, traditional incandescent,
Halogen Bulbs, Compact Fluorescent Lights
CFL and Light Emitting Diode
LED Bulbs. For simplicity we will take a 60W standard incandescent bulband
compare it to approximate equivalent bulb wattage needed for the other
technologies to produce the same level of light output. The table below
shows the 4 approximately equivalents bulbs and the energy saving
compared to the standard incandescent light bulb.
Light Bulb Type | Power in Watts | Light Output in Lumens | % saving over Incandescent |
Incandescent | 60 watts | 800 lumens | 0 |
Halogen | 50watts | 800 lumens | 17% |
CFL | 14 watts | 800 lumens | 76% |
LED | 7 watts | 800 lumens | 88% |
It
is clear to see from this table the massive savings that can be accrued
through the use of energy saving bulbs. This hasthe dual benefit of
saving cost and contributing to the green environment to assure a
sustainable future. Clearlyto then work out the actual cost saving it is
necessary to work into the equation the cost of the bulb and the price
of electricity.
To look at this in more detail lets analyse the
annual electricity costs for a single 40 watt, 60 watt and 100 watt
bulb,and then for a household with 10 and 20 bulbs of 60 watts each. In
this calculation we have assumed that bulbs are used 4 hours per day and
the electricity cost of 13p per kWhour.
Number of Bulbs | Bulb Wattage | Annual Electricity Cost |
1 | 40 | £7.59 |
1 | 60 | £11.40 |
1 | 100 | £19.00 |
10 | 60 | £116.00 |
20 | 60 | £232.00 |
This
table clearly shows that the annual electricity costs for a single bulb
used for 4 hours per day is over £11 and that theelectrical bill for a
household with the equivalent of 20, 60watt bulbs being used is
typically over £200 per year. These highcosts clearly empahise the
importance of using energy saving bulbs.
The table below now
looks at the same example cases in the annual electricity costs analysis
and calculates the annual cost savingsthat can be made by using
Halogen, CFL and LED light bulbs compared to the traditional
incandescent bulbs.
No.of Bulbs | Wattage | Annual Electricity Cost | Saving with Halogen | Saving with CFL | Saving with LED |
1 | 40 | £7.59 | £1.26 | £5.81 | £6.70 |
1 | 60 | £11.40 | £1.90 | £8.72 | £10.05 |
1 | 100 | £19.00 | £3.15 | £14.54 | £16.75 |
10 | 60 | £114.00 | £18.90 | £87.23 | £100.56 |
20 | 60 | £228.00 | £37.80 | £174.46 | £201.11 |
Now
the above table shows that the potential savings in electricity for a
household with the equivalent of 20, 60watt bulbs being used is
typically over £170 per year for CFL light bulbs and a massive £201 when
using LED light bulbs.Another way to look at this is by using the above
calculation this means that a CFL bulb which costs £4.50 would pay for
itself in under 6 months!!
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