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Compare:LEDLightsvsCFLvsIncandescentLightingChart

ComparisonChart
LEDLightsvs.IncandescentLightBulbsvs.CFLs

EnergyEfficiency
&EnergyCosts
LightEmittingDiodes
(LEDs)

Incandescent
LightBulbs

Compact
Fluorescents(CFLs)

50,000hours

1,200hours

8,000hours

68watts

60watts

1315watts

KilowattsofElectricityused
(30IncandescentBulbsperyearequivalent)

329KWh/yr.

3285KWh/yr.

767KWh/yr.

AnnualOperatingCost
(30IncandescentBulbsperyearequivalent)

$32.85/year

$328.59/year

$76.65/year

LightEmittingDiodes
(LEDs)

Incandescent
LightBulbs

ContainstheTOXICMercury

No

No

YesMercuryisverytoxictoyour
healthandtheenvironment

RoHSCompliant

Yes

Yes

Nocontains1mg5mgof
Mercuryandisamajorrisktothe
environment

451pounds/year

4500pounds/year

1051pounds/year

LifeSpan(average)

Wattsofelectricityused
(equivalentto60wattbulb).
LEDsuselesspower(watts)perunitoflight
generated(lumens).LEDshelpreduce
greenhousegasemissionsfrompowerplants
andlowerelectricbills

Environmental
Impact

Compact
Fluorescents(CFLs)

CarbonDioxideEmissions
(30bulbsperyear)
Lowerenergyconsumptiondecreases:CO2
emissions,sulfuroxide,andhighlevelnuclear
waste.

ImportantFacts
LightEmittingDiodes(LEDs)
http://www.designrecycleinc.com/led%20comp%20chart.html

Incandescent

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LightBulbs

Compact
Fluorescents
(CFLs)

Sensitivitytolowtemperatures

None

Some

Yesmaynotworkunder
negative10degrees
Fahrenheitorover120
degreesFahrenheit

Sensitivetohumidity

No

Some

Yes

On/offCycling
SwitchingaCFLon/offquickly,inacloset
forinstance,maydecreasethelifespanof
thebulb.

NoEffect

Some

Yescanreducelifespan
drastically

Turnsoninstantly

Yes

Yes

Notakestimetowarmup

Durability

VeryDurableLEDscanhandlejarring
andbumping

NotVeryDurableglassor
filamentcanbreakeasily

NotVeryDurableglass
canbreakeasily

HeatEmitted

3.4btu's/hour

85btu's/hour

30btu's/hour

FailureModes

Nottypical

Some

Yesmaycatchonfire,
smoke,oromitanodor

LightEmittingDiodes(LEDs)

Incandescent
LightBulbs

Compact
Fluorescents
(CFLs)

Watts
45

Watts
40

Watts
913

LightOutput

Lumens
450
800

68

60

1315

1,100

913

75

1825

1,600

1620

100

2330

2,600

2528

150

3055

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