Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] Looking for plug-in LED track lighting

09 November 2014

Re: [DIY] Looking for plug-in LED track lighting

If you are happy with the existing fixture, just buy LED or CFL bulbs for it. But really, the power regular bulbs use is not enough to notice on your electric bill. 3- 60 watt bulbs burning 10 hours a day is only 54 KWH @ say 10 cents per KWH is $5.40 per month. If it is only on say 6-11 PM, it's 1/2 of that.

On 11/8/2014 9:50 AM, joycekeay@comcast.net [DoIt_Yourself] wrote:

Hi, NSTAR (my electric company) has just announced a 29% increase in electric rates beginning January 1, 2015. Currently I have a 3-foot, 3-light (normal type bulbs) plug-in track lighting unit over my couch. It is on most o the time I am home. I'm betting I could save the cost of a new LED unit after a few months with the new rates. Sooooooo, does anybody know of a brand (or source) for plug-in track lighting? It does not have to be fancy.

Perhaps a silly question, but would there be a problem plugging in such a unit into a normal two-plug outlet where the other plug is used for a power strip into which a cordless phone charger and iPad charger are plugged?

Thank you.

Joyce Keay