Let’s take one 60 watt incandescent light bulb. They use .72 cents per hour (less than a penny).
If you run them for 3 hours a day, every day, it will cost you about $7.88 to operate that bulb for a year (3 hours a day).
LEDs cost about .15 cents per hour to run. It would cost you about $1.64 to operate that bulb for a year.
Currently a 60 watt incandescent bulb will cost you about $4. You can get 60 watt equivalent LED bulbs for about $1 each, especially in bulk.
So yeah, LEDs are cheaper to operate and own. I still think the quality of the light sucks and they don’t last anywhere near as long as advertised.
LEDs cost about .15 cents per hour to run. It would cost you about $1.64 to operate that bulb for a year.
The day I have to worry about saving $6.24 a year for light bulbs will be the day I stop paying for hookers, alcohol, beer and cigarettes....... And that ain't gonna happen.