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Lighting Comparison Chart  T

This comparison table is a careful assessment of various types of lighting that will give the equivalent amount of light to a 60W incandescent bulb Many LED comparisons will misleadingly show a cheaper purchase price and a lower wattage but they are simply not bright enough to be considered a true alternative to a standard 60W bulb. The LED Model we have based this comparison on is the G 605C you can find it with our high power bulbs.  Of course there are many applications where this level of light is not required.  LED's that have a lower light output such as a candle bulb equivalent to a 20 Watt incandescent bulb use only 2 Watts of power and can be purchased for around $7.

LiLLighting Type

Incandescent

Halogen

Compact Fluorescent/ Fluorescent

LED

  De  Description

Electrical current passes through athin tungsten filament heating it until it produces light.

 

Similar to incandescent but halogen gas enables it to operate at higher temperatures making it slightly more energy efficient.

 

A tube is  coated with phosphor salts and is filled with a gas containing low pressure mercury vapor. A heated tungsten cathode then fires off electrons which react with the phosphors to create light.

 

Light emitting diodes produce light through a solid state process called electroluminescence.

 

  Po    Power Used

A 60 Watt bulb  uses 60 Watts.

Approx  50 Watts.

15 Watts  About one-quarter the power of an incandescent  bulb.

6 Watts  One-tenth the power of an incandescent bulb.

  He Heat Generated

The glass coating of a general service light bulb can reach temperatures of over 200 degrees Celsius.  Over 95% of energy used is wasted as heat.

The bulb surface must be very hot, generally over 250 degrees Celsius.

Fluorescent lights emit around 30% of their energy output as heat.

LED’s generate a small amount of heat at their electrical connection (approx 50-60 degrees Celsius) but the light itself emits no heat whatsoever.

  W  Working Life

750-1000hrs

500-3000hrs

Approx 10,000hrs

50,000hrs

 

 Cost over  working liLifefetime  (5 0, 000 hrs)

 

$50

50 Bulbs

$35

17 Bulbs

$35

5 Bulbs

$50

1 Bulb

 

LLLifetime  Running Cost*

 

$300

$250

$75

$25

  T  Total Cost Over LiLifetime

$350

 

$285

 

$110

 

$75

 
  Li    Lifetime Carbon  EEEmissions**

1,830kg

1,525kg

457kg

183kg

 Thiser light output such as a candle bulb equivalent to a 20 Watt incandescent bulb use only 2 Watts of power and can be purchased for around $7.

*Lifetime Running Cost is based on a calculation of 10 cents per Kilowatt Hour. As electricity prices continue their steady rise the cost gap between LEDs and other types of lighting will widen.

**Lifetime Carbon Emissions is based on a calculation of 0.61 kg of emissions per Kilowatt hour used. P

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