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Wow, I had to check the math and with my assumptions it does in fact take >2 hours of minimum wage labor to power a CFL for 1 year ($7.25/hr, 0.14$ KWh). It's m
by bgirard 3y ago
Wow, I had to check the math and with my assumptions it does in fact take >2 hours of minimum wage labor to power a CFL for 1 year ($7.25/hr, 0.14$ KWh). It's much higher than I expected. I had the notion that turning off CFLs was hardly worth my time but that's not entirely true.
- qingcharles 3y agoExcept this is 2023 and most CFLs are being rapidly replaced with LEDs which require far less power.
- aidenn0 3y agoLEDs use more than 50% the energy of a CFL (numbers vary) so it's still more than an hour of work by these numbers.
- barelyauser 3y agoThat is entirely dependent on one's financial condition.
- aaronax 3y agoRoughly $1 to use one watt for a year. 14 watt bulb takes $14 to light for a year. Varies with electric rates of course, but this is still a useful estimate.
- bgirard 3y agoThat's a good rule of thumb, thank you!