Life Cycle Calculations

One 20 watt compact fluorescent lamp replaces 13.3 standard 75 watt lamps

Standard

Compact Fluorescent

Type of Lamp/Fixture

75 W Std.

20 W CFL

Old Lumens/Watt
16


New Lumens/Watt

60

Watts per Lamp/Fixture

75

20

Purchase Cost Lamp/Fixture

$0.50

$15.00

Cost to Change Lamp/Fixture

$1.00

$1.00

Life of Lamp in Hours

750

10,000

Lumens Output

1,190

1,200

One Proposed
Lamp Replaces

13.3

Existing Lamps

Calculation Data

Energy Rate ($/KWh)

$0.060

$0.060

Demand Rate ($/Kw Month)

$8.000

$8.000


Total Cost Chart

Electricity Calculations

75 W Std.

20 W CFL

kWh, kW Savings

Total Kwh Used

750

200

550

Kw Demand (Monthly)

0.075

0.020

0.055

$ Saving Calculations

75 W Std.

20 W CFL

Dollar Savings

$ for Purchasing Lamps

$7

$15

-$8

$ for Changing Lamps

$13

$1

$12

$ for kW

$24

$6

$18

$ for kWh

$45

$12

$33

$ Total

$89

$34

Total $ Savings $55

Added 1/3 air conditioning benefit (if applicable)

$17

Total Dollar Savings (including A/C savings)

$72

CO2 Calculations

75 W Std.

20 W CFL

CO2 Savings

Coal Generation*

1,778

474

1,304

All Generation**

1,155

308

847

*Coal Generation = 2.37 lbs CO2/KWh.

**Average USA generation from all resources = 1.54 lbs CO2/KWh