Savings Calculator for ENERGY STAR Qualified Lighting

This calculator was developed by U.S. EPA and DOE to estimate the energy consumption and operating costs of lighting and the savings with ENERGY STAR.
New ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent lighting is compared to the average available new conventional lighting. Actual savings may vary based on use and other factors.
See www.energystar.gov for information on other ENERGY STAR products.

Where will your lighting be used?

Commercial or residential use
Location

Average Massachusetts commercial electric rate is $0.156/kWh. If you know your own rate, enter it below.

Electric Rate ($/kWh)

$0.096

What lighting equipment are you planning to purchase? Enter quantities below, then either fill in product information or use the defaults.
Optional:

Compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL)

Quantity

Wattage of comparable Wattage of ENERGY

incandescent bulb
STAR bulb
(watts)
(watts)

Average daily use

(hours)

Additional cost per

unit for ENERGY
STAR bulb

Rated lifetime of
ENERGY STAR bulb
(hours)

Labor cost per

bulb replacement

Incentive or
discount amount
per bulb

Bulb/wattage type 1

9.5

$2.80

$0.00

$0.00

Bulb/wattage type 2

9.5

$2.80

$0.00

$0.00

Bulb/wattage type 3

9.5

$2.80

$0.00

$0.00

Bulb/wattage type 4

9.5

$2.80

$0.00

Light fixture
Indoor

Quantity

Total wattage of
incandescent bulbs in
comparable fixture
(watts)

Total wattage of bulbs

in ENERGY STAR
fixture
(watts)

$0.00
Optional:

Average daily use

(hours)

Additional cost per

unit for ENERGY
STAR fixture

Rated lifetime of
ENERGY STAR bulb
(hours)

Labor cost per

bulb replacement

Incentive or
discount amount
per bulb

Fixture/wattage type 1

9.5

$32.00

$0.00

$0.00

Fixture/wattage type 2

9.5

$32.00

$0.00

$0.00

Fixture/wattage type 3

9.5

$32.00

$0.00

$0.00

Fixture/wattage type 4

9.5

$32.00

$0.00

$0.00

Fixture/wattage type 1

5.0

$17.00

$0.00

$0.00

Fixture/wattage type 2

5.0

$17.00

$0.00

$0.00

Fixture/wattage type 3

5.0

$17.00

$0.00

$0.00

Fixture/wattage type 4

5.0

$17.00

$0.00

$0.00

Outdoor

Click here to go to the RESULTS tab and see your savings.

See the ENERGY STAR website for more information:
Lighting purchasing tips

Warranty for ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs

The difference between an ENERGY STAR fixture and a standard fixture with a CFL

Warranty for ENERGY STAR qualified light fixtures

List of incentive programs for consumers

Other Frequently Asked Questions about lighting

To see detail on the formulas and values used in this calculator or to modify assumptions, click on the grey tabs at bottom of the page.

Savings Estimate for ENERGY STAR Qualified Lighting

Results Overview
The ENERGY STAR models of your selected lighting will save approximately 0%. Each year you will save approximately 0 kWh of electricity and $0. Over the life of the equipment you will save approximately $0
in electricity costs and $0 in equipment replacement costs. By choosing ENERGY STAR you will reduce emissions by approximately 0 pound of carbon dioxide annually, which is equivalent to the emissions
reduction of not driving your car for less than 1 day.

Results Detail
Annual Total
Quantity

Electricity
cost
savings

Life Cycle Total

Electricity
savings
(kWh)

Electricity
cost

Electricity
consumption
(kWh)

Emissions
reduction
(pounds of
CO2)

Electricity
cost
savings

Electricity
Avoided cost
savings for replacement
(kWh)
bulbs & labor

Net cost
savings

% Electricity
Savings with
ENERGY
STAR

Total
additional
purchase
price

Simple
payback
period for
additional
initial cost
(years)

Assumed equipment
lifetime (years)

Bulb

Fixture

Light Bulb - CFL

0

Light Fixture
- Indoor
0
0
0
0
- Outdoor
0
0
0
0
Total

Notes:

$0.

$0

$0

$0

$0

0%

$0

Savings for ENERGY STAR lighting includes an avoided cost for replacements because compact fluorescent bulbs typically last longer than incandescent bulbs.
More efficient lighting releases less heat into the surroundings, so upgrading to ENERGY STAR lighting may also have an impact on your heating and cooling costs.
Total additional purchase price is the incremental cost for ENERGY STAR equipment reduced by any rebate/incentive amount entered on Inputs tab.
Life cycle cost savings are given in terms of present value based on a real discount rate of 4%. See General Assumptions tab to adjust the discount rate.
Life cycle net cost savings = life cycle electricity cost savings + avoided replacement cost - additional purchase price
Simple payback calculation is based on total additional purchase price, annual electricity cost savings and annual bulb replacement costs

If every American home replaced their 5 most frequently used light fixtures or the bulbs in them with ones that have earned the ENERGY STAR,
we would save approximately $8 billion each year in energy costs, and together we would prevent the greenhouse gases equivalent to the
emissions from 10 million cars.
This calculator was developed by U.S. EPA and DOE to estimate the energy consumption and operating costs of lighting and the savings with ENERGY STAR.
New ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent lighting is compared to the average available new incandescent lighting. Actual savings may vary based on use and other factors.
See www.energystar.gov for information on other ENERGY STAR products.

CFL Bulb Calculations for the ENERGY STAR Lighting Calculator

Assumptions - users can edit the highlighted values to modify the assumptions
Incandescent wattage
Corresponding commonly available
CFL wattages

40

60
9
10
11
13

#1

#2
1,000
365
$0.60

Conventional bulb lifetime

Average days used per year
Incandescent replacement bulb cost

75
13
14
15

100

150

18
19
20
23
25

23
25
26
27
30

#3
1,000
365
$0.60

ENERGY
STAR bulb
lifetime
options
(hours)

30
32
40
42

6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
15,000

#4
1,000
365
$0.60

hours
days

1,000
365
$0.60

Inputs - to edit these values go to the INPUTS tab

#1
Conventional wattage

#2

#3

#4

#1
ENERGY
STAR bulb
lifetime
(hours)

1
2
3
4

4
5

Selected

ENERGY STAR wattage

1
2
3
4
5

Selected

Average daily use

Incremental cost
Replacement labor

DEFAULT
#1
9.5
$2.80
$0

#2

#3
9.5
$2.80
$0

USER ENTRY
#1
#2
9.5
$2.80
$0

#4
9.5
$2.80
$0

9.5
$2.80
$0

#3
9.5
$2.80
$0

#4
9.5
$2.80
$0

9.5
$2.80
$0

hours

Calculations
Bulb lifetime
# of replacements in ENERGY STAR lifetime
Replacement cost
- equipment
- labor
- total
- per year

Conventional
#1
#2
0.3
0.3
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#3

ENERGY STAR
#1
#2
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#4
0.3
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

0.3
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#3

#4
#VALUE!

#VALUE!

Annual energy consumption per light bulb

#1
Conventional
ENERGY STAR
Savings
Emissions reduction

#2
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#3
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#4
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

kWh
pounds CO2

References
Wattage:

- EPA, 2010

Operating hours:

- EPA research on lighting use, 2010

Equipment lifetime:

- ENERGY STAR specification and EPA research on available products, 2010

Equipment cost:

- EPA research on available products, 2009-2010

Notes
To learn more about wattage comparisons see Lighting Purchasing Tips on the ENERGY STAR website
In some areas, such as those with higher market penetration for efficient lighting, average residential operating hours for ENERGY STAR lighting may be lower than the default value.

do not modify this line:

quantity

#4

#3

Selected
2

#2

years

Indoor Light Fixture Calculations for the ENERGY STAR Lighting Calculator
Assumptions - users can edit the highlighted values to modify the assumptions
Incandescent bulb wattage
Corresponding commonly
available pin-based CFL
wattages

40

60
9
10
11
13

75
13
14
15

#1
Operating days
Conventional bulbs per fixture
Conventional bulb lifetime
ENERGY STAR bulbs per fixture
ENERGY STAR fixture/ballast lifetime
Conventional replacement bulb cost
ENERGY STAR replacement bulb cost

100
18
19
20
23

#2
365
2
1,000
2
40,000
$0.60
$6.50

ENERGY STAR bulb lifetime 8,000

options (hours)
10,000
12,000

23
26

#3
365
2
1,000
2
40,000
$0.60
$6.50

#4
365
2
1,000
2
40,000
$0.60
$6.50

365
2
1,000
2
40,000
$0.60
$6.50

hours

Inputs - to edit these values go to the INPUTS tab

#1
Conventional fixture wattage

#2

#3

#4

#1
ENERGY
STAR bulb
lifetime
(hours)

1
2
3
4

#3

Selected
2

1
2
3
4

Selected

Average daily use

Incremental cost
Replacement labor

DEFAULT
#1
9.5
$32
$0

#2

#3
9.5
$32
$0

USER ENTRY
#1
#2
9.5
9.5
$32.00
$32.00
$0
$0

#4
9.5
$32
$0

9.5
$32
$0

#3

#4
9.5
$32.00
$0

9.5
$32.00
$0

hours
per bulb

Calculations
Conventional
#1
#2
Fixture lifetime
Bulb lifetime
Total # of bulb replacements
Replacement cost

0.29
78
$46.80
$0.00
$46.80
$4.06

- bulbs
- labor
- total
- per year
- per year

Replacement cost savings

#3
0.29
78
$46.80
$0.00
$46.80
$4.06

ENERGY STAR
#1
#2
11.5
11.5
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#4
0.29
78
$46.80
$0.00
$46.80
$4.06

0.29
78
$46.80
$0.00
$46.80
$4.06

#3

#4
11.5
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

11.5
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

years
years

Annual energy consumption per fixture

#1
Conventional
ENERGY STAR
Savings
Emissions reduction

#2
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#3
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#4
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

kWh
pounds CO2

References
Wattage:

- EPA, 2010

Operating hours:

- EPA research on lighting use, 2010

Equipment lifetime:

- EPA research on available products, 2010

Equipment cost:

- EPA research on available products, 2009-2010

Notes
To learn more about wattage comparisons see Lighting Purchasing Tips on the ENERGY STAR website
In some areas, such as those with higher market penetration for efficient lighting, average residential operating hours for ENERGY STAR lighting may be lower than the default value.

do not modify this line:

#4

2
3

Selected
ENERGY STAR fixture
wattage

#2

quantity

Outdoor Light Fixture Calculations for the ENERGY STAR Lighting Calculator
Assumptions - users can edit the highlighted values to modify the assumptions
Incandescent bulb wattage
Corresponding commonly
available pin-based CFL
wattages

40

60
9
10
11
13

75
13
14
15

#1
Operating days
Conventional bulbs per fixture
Conventional bulb lifetime
ENERGY STAR bulbs per fixture
ENERGY STAR fixture/ballast lifetime
Conventional replacement bulb cost
ENERGY STAR replacement bulb cost

100
18
19
20
23

#2
365
2
1,000
2
40,000
$0.60
$6.50

ENERGY STAR bulb lifetime 8,000

options (hours)
10,000
12,000

23
26

#3
365
2
1,000
2
40,000
$0.60
$6.50

#4
365
2
1,000
2
40,000
$0.60
$6.50

365
2
1,000
2
40,000
$0.60
$6.50

hours

Inputs - to edit these values go to the INPUTS tab

#1
Conventional fixture wattage

#2

#3

#4

#1
ENERGY
STAR bulb
lifetime
(hours)

1
2
3
4

#3

Selected
2

1
2
3
4

Selected

Average daily use

Incremental cost
Replacement labor

DEFAULT
#1
5.0
$17
$0

#2

#3
5.0
$17
$0

USER ENTRY
#1
#2
5.0
5.0
$17.00
$17.00
$0
$0

#4
5.0
$17
$0

5.0
$17
$0

#3

#4
5.0
$17.00
$0

5.0
$17.00
$0

hours
per bulb

Calculations
Conventional
#1
#2
Fixture lifetime
Bulb lifetime
Total # of bulb replacements
Replacement cost

0.55
78
$46.80
$0.00
$46.80
$2.14

- bulbs
- labor
- total
- per year
- per year

Replacement cost savings

#3
0.55
78
$46.80
$0.00
$46.80
$2.14

ENERGY STAR
#1
#2
21.9
21.9
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#4
0.55
78
$46.80
$0.00
$46.80
$2.14

0.55
78
$46.80
$0.00
$46.80
$2.14

#3

#4
21.9
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

21.9
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

years
years

Annual energy consumption per fixture

#1
Conventional
ENERGY STAR
Savings
Emissions reduction

#2
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#3
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#4
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

kWh
pounds CO2

References
Wattage:

- EPA, 2010

Operating hours:

- EPA research on lighting use, 2010

Equipment lifetime:

- EPA research on available products, 2010

Equipment cost:

- EPA research on available products, 2009-2010

Notes
To learn more about wattage comparisons see Lighting Purchasing Tips on the ENERGY STAR website
In some areas, such as those with higher market penetration for efficient lighting, average residential operating hours for ENERGY STAR lighting may be lower than the default value.

do not modify this line:

#4

2
3

Selected
ENERGY STAR fixture
wattage

#2

quantity

General Assumptions for the ENERGY STAR Lighting Calculator

Facility Type - to edit this value go to the INPUTS tab
1
2

Selected
Commercial
Residential

Commercial

Utility Rates - to edit these values go to the INPUTS tab

Selected

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

Electric rate ($/kWh)

U.S. average
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

23
Commercial
Commercial
$0.0953
$0.1021
$0.1405
$0.0957
$0.0730
$0.1433
$0.0919
$0.1652
$0.1137
$0.1412
$0.0971
$0.0912
$0.2572
$0.0673
$0.0816
$0.0831
$0.0797
$0.0818
$0.0776
$0.0850
$0.1238
$0.1166
$0.1556
$0.1016
$0.0838
$0.0936
$0.0762
$0.0843
$0.0770
$0.1001
$0.1416
$0.1414
$0.0878
$0.1617
$0.0822
$0.0717
$0.0977
$0.0748
$0.0763
$0.1028
$0.1294
$0.0887
$0.0757
$0.0949
$0.0925
$0.0727
$0.1335
$0.0767
$0.0727
$0.0755
$0.0998
$0.0746

Massachusetts
$0.1556
Residential
$0.1089
$0.1079
$0.1642
$0.1112
$0.0882
$0.1531
$0.1125
$0.1929
$0.1373
$0.1378
$0.1144
$0.1030
$0.2785
$0.0800
$0.1153
$0.0945
$0.1042
$0.0997
$0.0847
$0.0893
$0.1570
$0.1470
$0.1523
$0.1252
$0.1040
$0.0993
$0.0922
$0.0911
$0.0903
$0.1243
$0.1619
$0.1666
$0.1069
$0.1874
$0.1025
$0.0810
$0.1133
$0.0911
$0.0883
$0.1283
$0.1596
$0.1047
$0.0886
$0.0913
$0.1163
$0.0885
$0.1548
$0.1056
$0.0793
$0.0869
$0.1253
$0.0873

Discount Rate - users can edit this value to modify the assumption
4.0%

Carbon Dioxide Emissions - users can edit the highlighted values to modify the assumptions
Electricity CO2 emissions factor

1.54

lbs CO2/kWh

CO2 emissions for average passenger car

11,244

lbs CO2/year

CO2 sequestration per forested acre

10,347

lbs CO2/year

Annual emissions totals for selected equipment

References

cars:

0.00000

years

trees:

0.00000

acres

Display values:

reduction of not driving your car for less than 1 day

planting 0 acre(s) of trees

Electric rates:
Discount rate:
CO2 emissions factor:
CO2 equivalents:

- National average: US Department of Energy, Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (Early Release), (converted from 2009 to 2010 dollars)
- State rates: US Department of Energy, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6B, December 2010 edition (with data through September 2010)
- Assumed real discount rate of 4%, which is roughly equivalent to the nominal discount rate of 7% (4% real discount rate + 3% inflation rate)
- EPA, 2011
- EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, 2011

About the Savings Calculator for ENERGY STAR Qualified Lighting

Calculator last updated September 2011
If you have questions, comments or suggestions, please write to [email protected]
Product Type

Version of ENERGY STAR

Specification

Specification Effective Date

ENERGY STAR product page

Light bulbs - CFL

4.0

December 2009

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&pgw_code=LB

4.2

August 2008

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&pgw_code=LF

Light fixtures - CFL