Halogen ban

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50W halogen costs about £1 and last 1000hr during which it uses 50kWh. About £7.50. Total £8.50.

LED equivalent costs about £5, uses less than 10W, lasts 25000hr+ So for 1000hr it costs 20p for the lamp, £1.50 for electricity. About £1.70 total.

6 of them in a kitchen burning for 2000hr per year. LEDs save you over £80. Plus less hassle with lamp changing.

I've been using LED downlights to replace halogen since they were way more expensive than they are now. They've earned their keep many times over.

For floodlights with linear halogens the sums are similar.

I don't like burning money, which is what halogen lamps are doing.

Fluorescent tubes are fragile and contain mercury. Though they are fairly efficient. Commercial users have already mostly abandoned them. LEDs are cheaper to run and the re-lamping costs are much lower. I've got a few fluorescents in the garage and loft areas. The tubes will last a long time yet and get replaced by LEDs when I run out of spares. Which may not be in my lifetime.