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	Incandescent 60 Watt Bulb	Compact Fluorescent 13 Watt Bulb	CC Vivid 2 Watt LED Bulb
Life span How long will the light bulb last?	1,000 hours	Up to 2,500 hours	Up to 20,000 hours
Bulb Cost Per 20,000 hours	$17.00 (20 bulbs at 85 each)	$40.00 (8 bulbs at $5.00 each)	$34.95
Cost of Electricity 20,000 hours at 11.94 ¢ per kwh	$143.28	$31.04	$7.16
Total Cost Bulb Cost + Electricity	$160.28	$71.04	$42.11
Hazardous Material	No	Yes (Mercury)	No
Cost to run 12 hours/day for 1 year	$31.38	$6.80	$1.05

These figures do not include time or maintenance costs to purchase and change light bulbs or clean up.

** Based on an average of name brand manufacturers' life expectancy claims of 5,000 - 10,000 hours at 4 hours of usage per day.

Incandescent60 Watt Bulb