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Incandescent Light Bulb

Incandescent
60 Watt Bulb

 Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb

Compact Fluorescent
13 Watt Bulb

 GeoBulb® LED Light Bulb

GeoBulb®-3
7 Watt LED Bulb
Rated Life
How long will the light bulb last?		 1,000 hours 7,500 hours ** 50,000 hours
Bulb Cost
Per 50,000 hours		 $42.50
(50 bulbs at 85¢ each)		 $10.50
(7 bulbs at $1.50 each)		 $69.95
Cost of Electricity
50,000 hours at 12¢ * per kWh		 $360.00 $78.00 $42.00
Total Cost
Bulb Cost + Electricity		 $402.50 $88.50 $119.95
Hazardous Material No Yes
Mercury		 No
Electricity Cost to Run
12 hours/day for 1 year		 $31.46 $6.81 $3.67
24 hours/day for 1 year $62.92 $13.62 $7.34

These figures do not include time or maintenance costs to purchase and change light bulbs or clean up.

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* 12¢ per kWh is based on National Average as released by the Energy Information Administration. kWh cost will vary from area to area.

** Based on an average of name brand manufacturers' life expectancy claims of 5,000 - 10,000 hours at 4 hours of usage per day.