As a general rule;
- CFL bulbs reduce power consumption by around 80%
- LED by around 95%
Long life efficient bulbs have three main effects:
- You reduce your electricity bill
- You change bulbs less frequently due to 7-12 year average lifetime
- You reduce your carbon footprint
The calculator below calculates how much money you will save and how much you will reduce your CO2 consumption by using Great Bulbs products. By making this investment, you will not only save yourself money, but you will also have made your contribution to the reduction of CO2 and global warming.
Energy Savings Calculator - savings per bulb (*)
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Energy
Efficient
Bulb |
Equivalent
Traditional
Bulb |
Your Savings |
Saving
per year
€ |
Over lifetime
of bulbs
€ |
CO2 saving
per annum
Kg |
| CFL's |
5 watts |
25 watts |
5.10 |
35.40 |
18.5 |
| 7 watts |
35 watts |
7.20 |
49.50 |
26.0 |
| 9 watts |
45 watts |
9.30 |
63.60 |
33.4 |
| 11 watts |
55 watts |
11.30 |
77.80 |
40.8 |
| 13 watts |
65 watts |
13.40 |
91.90 |
48.2 |
| 15 watts |
75 watts |
15.4 |
106.10 |
55.6 |
| 17 watts |
85 watts |
16.50 |
120.20 |
63.0 |
| 19 watts |
95 watts |
19.60 |
134.40 |
70.5 |
| 21 watts |
105 watts |
21.60 |
148.50 |
77.9 |
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| LED's |
1 watt |
20 watts |
4.90 |
67.20 |
17.6 |
| 2 watts |
50 watts |
12.40 |
169.70 |
44.5 |
| 2.3 watts |
40 watts |
9.70 |
133.30 |
34.9 |
* on the basis of standard ESB rates of 14.55c per unit, an average of 4 hours usage per day, life expectancy of 10,000 hours, covers bulbs in the Great Bulbs range.
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