Light Bulb Savings Calculator
Compare an old bulb against a replacement (e.g. incandescent vs LED) on energy use, cost, and CO2 — annual and total savings, replacement cost over time, and the payback period for the upgrade, plus a year-by-year cost breakdown.
Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Body
Old Bulb Wattage (W)
x >= 0.1New Bulb Wattage (W)
x >= 0.1Old Bulb Price ($)
x >= 0New Bulb Price ($)
x >= 0Old Bulb Lifespan (hours)
x >= 1New Bulb Lifespan (hours)
x >= 1Hours Used Per Day
0.01 <= x <= 24Number of Bulbs
1 <= x <= 100Electricity Rate ($/kWh)
x >= 0.001Analysis Period (years)
1 <= x <= 50Grid CO2 Factor (lbs/kWh)
x >= 0Response
Tool output
The tool's slug, echoing the {slug} in the request path.
Output-contract version for this tool.
Credits this call consumed, after any settlement refund. 0 when metering is disabled.
Credits left in the current monthly allowance, or null when metering is disabled.
Correlation id, also sent as x-request-id.