What's that light cost you?
Instructions
Select your electric rate (or click
to enter your own)
You can calculate results for up to four types of lights. For each:
Select the type of lamp (i.e. Incandescant, Fluorescent, etc.)
Select the lamp wattage (lamp lumens)
Enter the number of lights in use
Select how long the lamps are in use (or click
to enter your own; enter hours on
per year
).
Finally, click Submit.
Rates
Select an electric rate
US National Average (Residential) - 10.05 ¢/kwH
NYS Average (Residential) - 16.08 ¢/kwH
NYS Average (Commercial) - 14.36 ¢/kwH
Long Island Power Auth. (Residential) - 19.69 ¢/kwH
Con-Edison (Residential) - 20.8 ¢/kwH
NYSEG (Residential) - 15.6 ¢/kwH
Central Hudson (Residential) - 12.5 ¢/kwH
National Grid (Residential) - 14.2 ¢/kwH
Orange and Rockland (Residential) - 14.4 ¢/kwH
Rochester Gas and Electric (Residential) - 14.5 ¢/kwH
Fairport Electric (Residential) - 3.5 ¢/kwH
Type
Select a lamp type
Incandescant
Compact fluorescent (CFL)
PAR-38 Incandescent
PAR-38 CFL
Fluorescent (tube)
LED (home) soft white
LED (home) daylight
LED (PAR/outdoor style)
Quartz Halogen
Mercury Vapor
High Pressure Sodium
Metal Halide
Pulse-start Metal Halide
Select a lamp type
Incandescant
Compact fluorescent (CFL)
PAR-38 Incandescent
PAR-38 CFL
Fluorescent (tube)
LED (home) soft white
LED (home) daylight
LED (PAR/outdoor style)
Quartz Halogen
Mercury Vapor
High Pressure Sodium
Metal Halide
Pulse-start Metal Halide
Select a lamp type
Incandescant
Compact fluorescent (CFL)
PAR-38 Incandescent
PAR-38 CFL
Fluorescent (tube)
LED (home) soft white
LED (home) daylight
LED (PAR/outdoor style)
Quartz Halogen
Mercury Vapor
High Pressure Sodium
Metal Halide
Pulse-start Metal Halide
Select a lamp type
Incandescant
Compact fluorescent (CFL)
PAR-38 Incandescent
PAR-38 CFL
Fluorescent (tube)
LED (home) soft white
LED (home) daylight
LED (PAR/outdoor style)
Quartz Halogen
Mercury Vapor
High Pressure Sodium
Metal Halide
Pulse-start Metal Halide
Lamps
(select wattage)
(select wattage)
(select wattage)
(select wattage)
Number
Usage
Dusk-Dawn
Dusk-Midnight
Motion sensor
24/7
Dusk-Dawn
Dusk-Midnight
Motion sensor
24/7
Dusk-Dawn
Dusk-Midnight
Motion sensor
24/7
Dusk-Dawn
Dusk-Midnight
Motion sensor
24/7
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