Light Bulb Features
This table shows the range of power demand, efficacy, price, light output, and life of the residential light bulbs used in this website. Please refer to the About the Lighting Patterns for Homes Website webpage for details on how the data were collected.
| Light Bulb Features | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input Power (Watts) |
Efficacy (Lumens per Watt) |
Price Each ($) |
Light Output (Lumens) |
Life (Hours) |
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| Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | ||
| Incandescent | 6 | 100 | 7 | 16 | <1 | 5 | 40 | 1,700 | 750 | 2,000 | |
| Halogen Incandescent | 10 | 300 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 145 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 3,500 | |
| CFL | 9 | 26 | 48 | 72 | 3 | 18 | 450 | 2,100 | 8,000 | 11,000 | |
| Linear Fluorescent (4') | 13 | 40 | 63 | 89 | 4 | 8 | 920 | 2,900 | 7,500 | 25,000 | |
| LED | 8 | 24 | 54 | 79 | 19 | 45 | 440 | 1,300 | 25,000 | 50,000 | |
Last Updated 2012
