How much money do energy saving lightbulbs save you?
I’m just curious about (roughly) how much money you can save per month by switching to energy saving lightbulbs. If you change 5 or 6 bulbs, about how much money do you think I could save per month?
about 11% of your electric bill, so if you pay about $100 per month you can likely save about $11 per month. The way I calculate is this, on average an american home spends 15% of the energy on lighting. CFL’s use 75% less energy than an incandescent.
The most financially advantageous way to go about switching is to change the most frequently used lights. It makes no sense to change the lights in the closet if you only use them 5 minutes a month, instead look for the lights you have on the most, likely task lighting in the kitchen, office or bathroom.
Another easy and cheap way to conserve energy is use power stips with switches for you computer station and entertainment areas. Plug the tv, dvd, game system and stereo in and when you are finished using them flip the switch and stop standby energy. Do the same thing with the computer, monitor, printer, speakers etc. Unplug chargers when not being used and you could save $10-$25 per month easily.