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Old 05-23-2022, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
I have a 50-watt equivalent LED light bulb in my living room table lamp, that actually only uses 7 watts of power. I used to turn off the lamp whenever I left the house. But, I recently calculated that I could leave the lamp on for 12 hours every day and it would only cost $2.75 in electricity for the entire year. So, I no longer turn off the lamp when I leave the house. It still feels weird though and my parents are probably turning over in their graves. Do you always turn off LED bulbs when you leave a room or the house?
Yes, and no. When I leave for couple days I put them on timer’s.