Ever wonder how much money you could save by switching all of the light bulbs in your home or business to compact fluorescent light bulbs? Or what the environmental impact would be?

Take an inventory of the light bulbs in your house, then enter the number of each type of bulb in form below to find out!

Incandescent Bulb Equivalent CFL Savings Quantity 120 Watt Bulb 32 Watt CFL $ 100 Watt Bulb 23 Watt CFL $ 75 Watt Bulb 19 Watt CFL $ 60 Watt Bulb 14 Watt CFL $ 40 Watt Bulb 9 Watt CFL $ 15 Watt Bulb 3 Watt CFL $ Cost per Kwh:

Savings are based on the lifetime of the CFL bulb.

Energy Savings Formula:

1. Incandescent watts - CFL watts = Energy Savings
2. Energy Savings x CFL life = Watts Saved
3. Watts saved x utility rate = Total Savings

Assumptions

10,000 hours - the typical life expectancy of a CFL bulb.
1000 hours - the typical life expectancy of an incandescent bulb.
$0.05 - the average cost of energy per kilowatt hour (Kwh).

CO2 Savings Formula:
(Incandescent Watts – CFL Watts) x life of CFL bulb x 1.45 lbs
                                                  1000

Equivalent of CARS taken off of the road Formula:
CO2 Savings x  number of bulbs
                   118,083

Equivalent of TREES planted Formula:
CO2 Savings x number of bulbs
                     2932