Lowering electric bill - lightbulbs

Although leaving a light on for a couple extra hours for one day probably won't effect your electric bill much, think about if you did that EVERY DAY! It's better to just create good habits, and turn lights off when you leave the room. This really does save energy and keeps your bill down!

Wow this is a rather old discussion but still timely. When my mother was alive we literally had to have every light on nearly twenty four hours a day and night...she had terrible vision and was afraid of falling, thus the lights being on all the time, especially if she got up to go to the bathroom at night. Our electric bill was near $100 a month! Now you have to realize the apt is a glorified studio, no air conditioning, yet our bill was high just because of all the lights on. Now that my mother is passed away, while I don't quite sit in the dark, I keep almost all the lights off....the only one I'll have on is the light in the living room, and a little later maybe the bedroom light...after I have my nightly bath, I turn off the living room light out, watch some tv then go to the bedroom to read a bit before going to sleep...The only time I turn on the other lights like in the bathroom or kitchen is when I'm actually in the room, otherwise they stay off...incredibly ever since I've done this, my electric bill is half what it used to be! Amazing huh?

You should turn off lights when not in use, and for those lights or all of them, change them to a lower wattage where they will still provide light but without the heavy power drain.

Turning off the lights and using energy efficient bulbs as well as turning off your computer and the power switch will all save a little bit of electricity. It is not only the bill that we have to worry about but also about the global effect of wasting energy. Just imagine if every single household in America would leave the lights burning all day. I live in a high rise condo and we are charged a portion of the total consumption of the building. In the past two years the costs have skyrocketed and our condo fees have gone up each year. This year by a huge amount. There are so many people in the building who still don't get it. We have a recycling room and a small library. every time I go by the lights are on and no one is there. I feel like the light switch police because I always turn them off.

Oh trust me it does make a difference. Tell your husband to do the math. For example: One 60 watt light bulb left on around the clock for a month, 30 days, equals 43200 watts which equals 43.2 kwh. Now lets say you pay 5 cents per kwh that equals 2.16. Now that is for one light bulb let alone if you leave one on for each room in the house. That little amount adds up real quick and which is better, the money in your pocket or the electric companies?

I agree with you there i keep my lights turned off if no one is in there. Of course I live by myself and I hate to have a high light bill so I keep my lights out.