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Originally Posted by wufwugy

How much energy cost is there in turning lights on/off? Accounting for life of bulb too. I've heard that a lot of lights last super long if they're never turned off, and I've heard the surge of turning a light on costs a bit more energy than letting run for a while. No idea if those are true though

Not true, Mythbusters covered it.

11-06-2013 06:05 PM #1
wufwugy View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Join Date May 2006 Posts 26,076	How much energy cost is there in turning lights on/off? Accounting for life of bulb too. I've heard that a lot of lights last super long if they're never turned off, and I've heard the surge of turning a light on costs a bit more energy than letting run for a while. No idea if those are true though

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11-06-2013 06:33 PM #2
Galapogos View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Join Date Jun 2005 Posts 6,876 Location The Loser's Lounge	Originally Posted by wufwugy How much energy cost is there in turning lights on/off? Accounting for life of bulb too. I've heard that a lot of lights last super long if they're never turned off, and I've heard the surge of turning a light on costs a bit more energy than letting run for a while. No idea if those are true though Not true, Mythbusters covered it.
	Originally Posted by sauce123 I don't get why you insist on stacking off with like jack high all the time.
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