Summary Statistics for Zambia
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How Much Could You Save?
You can save money by replacing standard incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescent (CFL) models. Your savings will depend on how much you pay for electricity. The following table shows annual savings for a range of prices. To see how much you could save, use the price that most closely matches the price you pay for electricity.
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1
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110
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10.95
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16.43
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21.90
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27.38
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32.85
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2
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219
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21.90
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32.85
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43.80
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54.75
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65.70
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3
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329
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32.85
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49.28
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65.70
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82.13
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98.55
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4
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438
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43.80
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65.70
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87.60
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109.50
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131.40
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5
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548
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54.75
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82.13
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109.50
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136.88
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164.25
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Assumptions
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All prices are in $/kWh (dollars per kilowatt hour).
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Calculations assume you replace 100W incandescent bulbs with 25W CFL bulbs and
that each bulb is in use for 4 hours per day on average.
What this means
As you can see from the table above, you could save anywhere from $54.75 to $164.25 per year if you replaced five (5) 100W standard incandescent lightbulbs with five (5) 25W compact fluorescent (CFL) lightbulbs assuming the cost of electricity where you live is between $0.10 and $0.30 per kilowatt hour.
Good for you. Good for the environment
As you can see, you can save money by changing a few lightbulbs. Not only that, you'll help save the environment as well.
According to EPA estimates from 2003, about 1.43 lbs of carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas) is released in the production of 1 kWh of electricity.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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1
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110
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156.6
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0.01
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0.02
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2
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219
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313.2
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0.03
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0.04
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3
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329
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469.8
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0.04
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0.06
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4
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438
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626.3
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0.05
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0.09
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5
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548
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782.9
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0.07
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0.11
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What this means
By replacing 5 standard incandescent lightbulbs with 5 compact fluorescent bulbs, you could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 783 lbs of CO2 each year.
That's equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of 0.07 average passenger cars.
Imagine the Possibilities
As you can see, changing a few lightbulbs makes sense for you and for the environment. The population of Zambia is 11,668,000. Imagine if 20% of population changed 5 lightbulbs. Here's what that would mean.
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| Air Pollution Reduction (lbs of CO2): |
1,827,033,713 |
| Air Pollution Reduction Equivalence (number of cars removed from the road for a year): |
158,048 |
| Air Pollution Reduction Equivalence (acres of forest): |
249,152 |