Outdoor security light vs Shop light (fluorescent): which costs more to run? (2026)
Estimates use U.S. average $0.180 $/kWh, typical wattage, and typical hours/day from our catalog. Adjust on each appliance page.
Outdoor security light
- Typical watts
- 80 W
- Hours/day
- 8
- Monthly est.
- $3.45
- kWh/mo
- 19.2
Shop light (fluorescent)
- Typical watts
- 40 W
- Hours/day
- 4
- Monthly est.
- $0.86
- kWh/mo
- 4.8
Outdoor security light is estimated to cost more per month at typical use.