Existing incandescent light bulb size
25
40
50
60
75
100
150
watts
Replacement ENERGY STAR® compact fluorescent bulb size
9
13
15
20
23
34
50
watts
Number of light bulbs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
bulbs
Hours of use per day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
hours
Cost per incandescent light bulb
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
.
00
25
50
75
dollars
Cost per ENERGY STAR® compact fluorescent bulb
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
.
00
25
50
75
dollars
Electricity cost
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
cents per KWH
Calculator provided courtesy of the sponsoring
organizations of Northeast Energy Efficiency
Partnerships, Inc. (NEEP).
Savings are for wattages shown. Your actual savings will vary based on
the wattages you purchase. When comparing incandescent or halogen
bulbs to ENERGY STAR qualified bulbs or fixtures, compare the light
output, or lumens, and not Watts. Watts equal the energy used, not the
amount of light.