Upcoming Bulb Swaps & Our Initiative

The Clayton County Energy District has an initiative to get 5,000 LED bulbs into the community this year. We are endeavoring to replace 5,000 non-energy efficient light bulbs with efficient LED light bulbs thanks in part to a grant from the Clayton County Foundation for the Future.

This LED Transition project means 5,000 energy-hogging incandescent light bulbs will be replaced with 5,000  LED’s. According to the US Department of Energy, LED’s are 85% more efficient and are 25 times longer lasting than incandescent bulbs.

Check out this Math:

Annual energy cost: based on 3 hrs/day of operation x 365 days/yr x 9W = 9855kWh’s @ 11cents/kwH $1.08/yr to operate | 3hrs/day LED’s lifetime 13.6yrs (rated for 15,000 hrs)
13.6yrs x $1.08/yr = $14.69 energy cost/lifetime

Annual energy cost for 60 W Incandescent = $7.22 Incandescent lifetime =.96 yrs (rated at 1000hrs)
The cost to run incandescent bulbs for 13.6yrs = $98.19 energy cost/LED lifetime

$98.19 – $14.69=$83.5 savings for lifetime of the LED bulb

Clayton County Energy District’s 5000 bulb Countywide LED Transition:
5000 LED x $83.50 = $417,500 savings for Clayton County over 13 years
4200 metric ton CO2e reduction = 10.3 Million miles driven by an average passenger vehicle