I just got my electric bill one month after I replaced all my lights with LED bulbs. My electric bill went from 130 to 50. Huge savings.
LED bulbs and electric savings
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Babaganoosh
Minister of Fire
I can't give a good figure for savings because I bought my house and immediately installed led bulbs everywhere. I even leave 3 of them on 24/7. The only lights that aren't led at this point are my motion lights by the driveway.
My bill is lower than anywhere I've lived previously yet this place is double the size.
My bill is lower than anywhere I've lived previously yet this place is double the size.
I changed out pretty much all the lamps I normally use to LED's {floods, dimmables, 3-ways, the works). Still have a couple here and there to go. I'm sure I'm using less electricity, but the lamps are so spendy I'm not sure I'll live long enough to see the amortization. Makes me feel good, though. Rick
jebatty
Minister of Fire
Likely, or certainly, true for me also, and a big but .... It just might be that the perceived need for payback in one lifetime, or in just a few years for many people, is the root cause of the climate cliff we are now falling over. A genuine payback is an investment that provides a better world for succeeding generations. If the payback is just a better life for the investor to the detriment of the succeeding generations, then we have a downward spiral that can only end in disaster.
I also replaced 20 incandescent light bulbs with LEDs
Each bulb was $4-$4.50 each. In just about one month I got my money back.
Each bulb was $4-$4.50 each. In just about one month I got my money back.
Hard to beat LEDs just make sure you understand the color ratings. Cree makes a soft white that is close to incandescent but they also make some bright white ones that are very harsh. Great for lots of light but not so great to live with.
All our bulbs, CFL or LED are 3000K or 2700K bulbs. I've had good luck so far except in one location, our hallway lighting. The hallway LED bulbs are only 9watt, but they are too bright. Even dimmed they lack the soft lighting we're used to with low wattage incandescents. I need to find some 3-4watt LED floods evidently.
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jebatty
Minister of Fire
I was using 2 - 200w and 2 - 100w incandescent bulbs in the garage, replaced with 8 - 9w LED (60w equiv), 5000k, and the garage is brighter. 600w replaced with 72w. Priceless. For the LEDs I got a two bulb screw in fitting to fit in each of the sockets.
, but only 30W total. 
semipro
Minister of Fire
It should feel good.. You're paying it forward.
That is, unless some idiot trashes them all and replaces with incandescent after you're gone. (solar panels on the white house?)
semipro
Minister of Fire
We've invested in LEDs throughout the house, for holiday decoration, and for most landscape lighting.
The lower power requirements allows us to do solar power for all the landscape apps...no wiring, very nice.
I find myself secretly wishing the old CFLs will fail but many live on.
The lower power requirements allows us to do solar power for all the landscape apps...no wiring, very nice.
I find myself secretly wishing the old CFLs will fail but many live on.
Circus
Feeling the Heat
$80? It's possible but all twenty lights would have to be on more than eight hours a day, every day. How do LED's measure up to compact fluorescents?
I have a whole house full of CFL's and I don't think I've ever had one burn out yet. They last so long I just can't see replacing them with LEDs for a savings of a few watts each. Maybe some year I will but not yet.
pma1123
Burning Hunk
Outside of the benefits mentioned, I've upgraded to LED's in my barn, and the 'instant-on' full brightness is outstanding for those not-so climate controlled environments. I was amazed at the improvement in lighting also, as I had unscrewed over a dozen old 110W incandescents and replaced with the 17W/100W equivalent LED's.
The eventual payback through power savings is a nice perk, but I truly got a lighting upgrade by doing this.
One other light I upgraded to LED was the mercury vapor 175W dusk to dawn, with a Cooper/All-Pro 37W dusk to dawn fixture. No more annoying buzzing noises, and it lights up the area equally well. Highly recommended if anyone is considering replacing one of these old power eating outdoor lights.
As an aside, I wonder how long till the gov't gets involved and starts offering tax incentives/energy credit to change to LED?
The eventual payback through power savings is a nice perk, but I truly got a lighting upgrade by doing this.
One other light I upgraded to LED was the mercury vapor 175W dusk to dawn, with a Cooper/All-Pro 37W dusk to dawn fixture. No more annoying buzzing noises, and it lights up the area equally well. Highly recommended if anyone is considering replacing one of these old power eating outdoor lights.
As an aside, I wonder how long till the gov't gets involved and starts offering tax incentives/energy credit to change to LED?
All I know is I am saving money. Lol. My gas bill last month to heat my house was 29.00 and my electric was 55.00. Love my wood insert and my LEDs.
We've gone through a box load of CFLs, especially in our kitchen where the lights stay on for long periods of time. 2-3 yrs. is my average there. I just put 2 LED bulbs in to see how they compare. In other locations the CFLs been in place for years.
Highbeam
Minister of Fire
I lost my first cree LED A-base. It was in a lamp that is on a switched outlet. It was the 100 watt equivalent and I had heard that they were less dependable. Bulb looks great but does not work anymore. Bummer as it was much more expensive than the 60 watt model.
Seasoned Oak
Minister of Fire
I recently replaced a CFL with a LED bulb and the LED used 1 watt more then the CFL ,both 60 watts equiv.
Babaganoosh
Minister of Fire
I have a Cree 100w in my drawer that I am bringing back to home depot. It lasted 2 months. Far cry from 22 years. I'm just chalking it up to a dud. The rest of my bulbs are fine so far.
This is a different LED light but I bought a LED spotlight. It has a 5 and 10 watt setting, rechargable. It has a Black and Decker name but the same light has other brands on it also. It has a Cree LED and the light output is incredible! It's rated at 2000 lumens in high. I usually use the low setting when I walk the dogs at night on these short days in the winter. I paid $40 for mine.
Yeah up here it's rural and the power company has 175 watt, or maybe less yard lights that are Metal Halide bulbed for $10 a month on your electric bill. Someone owning their own light with the LED that you mention could save quite a bit. I run two CFL 15 watt floods off of the front of a shed with a timer for 6 hours during the winter down to 1 hour on the longest summer days. Suits me fine.
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