Tesco flourescent light bulbs 1p

Tescos are currently selling compact fluorescent light bulbs for 1p each and you can buy 4 of them. This is a real steal. How much money do you think they will save you?

I used this power running cost calculator to help me with some sums.

Running cost of 4x 60w incandescent bulbs per month = £2.88 per month
(assumes 120 hours in use per month, cost of a kw/h unit is 10p)

Running cost for 4x 9w fluorescent bulbs per month = £0.432
(assumes 120 hours in use per month, cost of a kw/h unit is 10p)


So, replacing 4 bulbs with these fluorescents will cost 4p and will save you £2.44 per month. I reckon the payback period for thee bulbs is about half a day.

Go buy some!