Cost effective lighting

Conference · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6912155

Morse, O; Verderber, R

Long-life replacement lamps for the incandescent lamp have been evaluated with regard to their cost effectiveness. The replacements include the use of energy buttons that extend lamp life as well as an adaptive fluorescent circline lamp that will fit into existing incandescent lamp sockets. The initial, operating, and replacement costs for one million lumen-hours are determined for each lamp system. We find the most important lighting cost component is the operating cost. Using lamps that are less efficient or devices that cause lamps to operate less efficiently are not cost-effective. The adaptive fluorescent circline lamp, even at an initial cost of $15.00, is the most cost effective source of illumination compared to the incandescent lamp and lamp systems examined. 3 refs., 6 tabs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6912155
• Report Number(s): LBL-23793; CONF-8707184-1; ON: DE88014661
• Resource Relation: Conference: NATO advanced study institute conference on demand-side management and electricity end-use efficiency, Povoa Do Varzim, Portugal, 20 Jul 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
EQUATIONS
FLUORESCENT LAMPS
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
NUMERICAL DATA
DATA
ENERGY SYSTEMS
INFORMATION
LIGHT BULBS
RADIATION SOURCES
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