A new soft-white energy saving light bulb from a reliable manufacturer, such as GE, has an incredible potential to save you energy and therefore money. It’s astonishing to learn that the cost of the bulb (while costly) will pay for itself 10× over its lifetime at today’s energy rates. That is a return-on-investment almost unequaled.
Here’s how it works for a 60-watt bulb (higher wattages save even more).
Energy Saving Light Bulbs Use Fewer Watts!
A new energy efficient soft-white light bulb uses 15 W to produce the same amount of actual light as a conventional 60-watt light bulb.
So 60 watts − 15 watts = 45 watts saved when using the new bulb.
How Much Money Will Lower Watts Save?
The bulb is rated for 8000 hours of use.
So 8000 hours × 45 watts = 360,000 watt-hours (WH) you save over the lifetime of the bulb.
In utility company terms, that’s = 360 KWH. (K, kilo, is shorthand for 1,000).
A local utility, CL&P for example, charges 17.8 cents per KHW.
So 360 KWH × 17.8 cents= $64.00 savings in energy cost over the life of the bulb.
GE guarantees the bulbs for five (5) years when using them four (4) hours per day, and of course, are ENERGYSTAR rated!
Sounds amazing, but that’s how it works at today’s utility rates!