Yes, we here at Political Calculations(TM) are willing to launch a post with a bad pun that might have found a better home on Roger L. Simon's blog, but that's the price we're willing to pay to introduce a new tool that you can use to save more money!
Today's new tool was inspired by a post at the Blueprint for Financial Prosperity that considered the potential advantages of switching to Compact Fluorescent (CF) lamps in place of traditional Incandescent bulbs.
The data you need to enter in the tool below is pretty straightforward, so we'll let you get right to it with just a couple of notes:
- We've entered the figure 8760 hours in the Time Period of Operation, which represents the number of hours in a 365 day year. You should enter the hours of use that you would expect to get out of the light fixture that will use the bulbs you're considering.
- We've provided a table with various bulb and lamp data that we obtained from a variety of sources, which you'll find below the tool. Data for the Incandescent bulb and the most expensive listed CF lamp have been entered as default data in the tool.
And that's it! It's now time to see if CF lamps make sense for you!
More About Incandescents and Compact Fluorescents
The math for comparing different bulbs and lamps, as well as the basics about Compact Fluorescent lamps and Incandescent Light Bulbs, is all available at Wikipedia.
The following table containing cost and product data was extracted from a variety of sources on March 6, 2006 and may not reflect current information.
| Indoor Lamps | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamp Type (Model) | Wattage (W) | Light Output (lumens) | Average Life (hours) | Price ($) |
| Incandescent (Standard) | 60 | 800 | 1000 | 0.60 |
| CF (2670K) | 13 | 900 | 10000 | 2.50 |
| Incandescent (Halogen) | 60 | 1080 | 3000 | 3.00 |
| CF (2600K) | 23 | 1600 | 8000 | 4.00 |
| CF (2700K/82CRI) | 26 | 1580 | 10000 | 5.00 |
| Indoor/Outdoor Flood Lamps | ||||
| Lamp Type (Model) | Wattage (W) | Light Output (lumens) | Average Life (hours) | Price ($) |
| Incand. (Halogen) PAR 38 Flood | 100 | 1400 | 2000 | 5.00 |
| CF PAR 38 Flood | 23 | 1300 | 6000 | 5.00 |
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