How many watts does a light bulb use?

When examining the energy usage of your entire home, it can be useful to know how much electricity a light bulb needs even though it is not nearly as power-hungry as appliances like air conditioners or washing machines.

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LED bulbs require roughly 10 watts of electricity on average compared to 60 watts for incandescent lamps.
An incandescent light bulb will use around 12.2 kilowatt hours of electricity per month and 43.8 kilowatt hours of electricity per year when used for 2 hours each day.
7.3 kilowatt-hours of electricity are used annually and 0.61 kilowatt-hours per month when an LED light bulb is used for two hours per day.
An incandescent light bulb typically costs $0.52 per month and $6.22 per year to operate.
An LED light bulb typically costs $0.09 per month and $1.04 per year to operate.
Installation of solar panels is the best approach to reduce the cost of electricity.

How much power is consumed by a light bulb?

Depending on the size and type, light bulbs typically consume 2 to 100 watts (W) of electricity. LED bulbs consume 2 to 18 W while conventional incandescent lamps need 25 to 100 W. Less than 1 amp and 110 volts are typically drawn by light bulbs.

The largest factor affecting how much electricity a light bulb uses over life is how often you use it; in American households, lights are often left on for around 2 hours every day. Using a typical 60 W incandescent bulb as an example:

Your light bulb consumes 0.42 kilowatt-hours (kWh) each week, 1.83 kWh per month, and 21.9 kWh annually when used for one hour per day.

The energy used by a light bulb for two hours per day equals 0.84 kWh each week, 3.65 kWh per month, and 43.8 kWh annually.
On the high end, 1.26 kWh per week, 5.48 kWh per month, and 65.7 kWh annually are used when a light bulb is left on for three hours per day.

Here is an example of how much energy you might use with an LED bulb that uses less electricity (often 10 W):

An LED light bulb consumes 0.07 kWh per week, 0.30 kWh per month, and 3.65 kWh annually when used for one hour per day.
Using an LED light bulb for 2 hours per day results in use of 0.14 kWh per week, 0.61 kWh per month, and 7.30 kWh annually.
On the high end, a 3 hour per day operation of an LED bulb consumes 0.21 kWh per week, 0.92 kWh per month, and 11.0 kWh annually.
Remember that it's uncommon to turn on the lights with just one light bulb in place. To obtain a more accurate estimate of energy use, multiply any of the values above by the number of light bulbs you might switch on in a room or across your home.

In this article, we'll usually use kWh to refer to the amount of electricity used by light bulbs. The explanation is straightforward: your monthly power bill is calculated depending on the number of kWh you consume.

What do watts, amps, voltage, and other terms mean?

You can describe how electricity moves and how it is used by appliances using a variety of words. Most of them have already been discussed, but just to be clear, here are a few definitions:

Volts (V) are units used to describe electrical pressure differences. Voltage can be defined as the rate at which electricity moves across a circuit.
Amps (A): Electrical current is measured in amps, which is short for amperes. Simply said, an amp is the quantity of electrons (the building blocks of electricity) passing across a circuit.
Watts (W) and kilowatts (kW) are obtained by multiplying volts by amps. (or wattage). Watts are a shorthand for the pace at which power is consumed. Just 1,000 watts make up a kilowatt.
Kilowatt-hours (kWh): Lastly, your electric bill calculates your energy consumption in kWh. Kilowatt-hours are simply the amount of electricity used over a period of time.

These concepts can be compared to water running through a conduit. Water pressure is measured in voltage, amps measure the amount of water flowing past a particular spot, and watts measures the overall flow rate via the pipe.

Determine the energy consumption of your own light bulb.

Take the projected annual electricity use in kWh - this is likely your best choice for an accurate amount - if you want to know how much electricity your light bulb uses (or at least is supposed to use). Simply multiply this figure by the local average electricity cost to obtain an idea of how much you spend annually on lighting. Divide the anticipated annual cost by 12 to get the expected monthly cost.
 

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