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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I have a 50-watt equivalent LED light bulb in my living room table lamp, that 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?
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I'd turn the light off if it was only using a third of the power that your bulb does. It's not about the money-saving, it's our way of reducing our carbon footprint. Multiply the $2.75 cost of your electricity by the millions of people with the same product and mindset and it becomes an unnecessary drain on the grid. I would say there are times when leaving the light on would be advantageous such as leaving your home for an extended period. Place the light(s) on a timer and make it appear you are in residence for safety of the property.