Turn off the lights
It might have taken a long time, but my father eventually succeeded in impacting a message in my brain to turn of the lights, especially at night or when I'm leaving the house. Every night, there is a voice in my head that demands that I turn off the lights. Every morning, before I leave for work, I go around the house and turn off all the lights that were left on. Deep inside my subconscious, there is a little voice that is worried about this.
However, it is worth worrying about? I know have LED light bulbs in almost every sockets. Where there was once a 100 watt bulb, now there is a 13 watt bulb. Say I have 30 bulbs in my house, at an average of 13 watts (although it is probably less because a lot of the bulbs are smaller candelabra style at only 6 watts). That 390 watts. If I run the lights 24 hours a day, it would total $410/year (according to this online calculator). Say that I am vigilant and only run the lights 4 hours/day, that would cost $68/year. To leave my lights on all day and night, it would cost $342 extra per year. Basically, that voice in my head saves $1 per day. That's probably too much to just ignore, but it's close.
However, it is worth worrying about? I know have LED light bulbs in almost every sockets. Where there was once a 100 watt bulb, now there is a 13 watt bulb. Say I have 30 bulbs in my house, at an average of 13 watts (although it is probably less because a lot of the bulbs are smaller candelabra style at only 6 watts). That 390 watts. If I run the lights 24 hours a day, it would total $410/year (according to this online calculator). Say that I am vigilant and only run the lights 4 hours/day, that would cost $68/year. To leave my lights on all day and night, it would cost $342 extra per year. Basically, that voice in my head saves $1 per day. That's probably too much to just ignore, but it's close.
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