Energy Calculator
An Energy Calculator helps you calculate approximately how much energy your lighting consumes, with a view that it will help you reduce your carbon footprint as well as lowering your electricity costs. As a rough guide the table below compares a traditional bulb with an energy efficient one, allowing you to see the cost and maintenance differences.
| Comparison between traditional Incandescent bulb and an energy efficient compact fluorescent bulb. | ||
| 100w Incandescent | 18w CFL | |
| Cost | £0.50 | £1.99 |
| Lamp life (hours) | 1,000 | 8,000 |
| Total purchase lamp cost (over life of one CFL) |
£4.00 | £1.99 |
| Total electricity cost* (over life of one CFL) |
£63.20 | £11.38 |
| Total Expense (purchase and maintenance) |
£67.20 | £13.38 |
| Savings through use of CFL instead of 100w Incandescent | £53.82 | |
| * Based on electricity price of £0.79 p/kWh. Source - www.est.org.uk | ||
We supply a full range of Osram and Megaman lamps, both of whom supply an energy efficient range of lighting.
Click on the images below to use the energy calculators for each lamp manufacturer.
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Osram |
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Light IQ provides information on the different types of energy efficient lamps as well as other ways for you to ‘do your bit’ for the environment. Please click here go to the Green IQ section of our site.