switching on and off - costs?

OnlyMe_08

A simple question really; does it costs more money to say switching on a light switch for a brief moment than leaving it on?

In other words, is it like a land line, where there is an initial charge / setup fee?

Also, how energy efficeient are energy-saving light bulbs compared to their equals if say I was to switch on for small amount of time?

nomoneytoday

AFAIK the payback time for lights was something like 15 seconds.
In other words, turn off when not in use

Premier_2

There is no set up or connection charge when switching on a light.

Energy saving lightbulbs use about 20% of the energy an equivilent traditional lightbulb used.

nomoneytoday

Premier wrote: »

There is no set up or connection charge when switching on a light.

True - although there is a slightly higher power usage at the turn on point, compared to once up and shining though

Andy_WSM

nomoneytoday wrote: »

True - although there is a slightly higher power usage at the turn on point, compared to once up and shining though

Which is so small in the grand scheme of things that it will add nothing to your bill.

moonrakerz

Repeated switchings of an incandescent lamp can cause filament failure due to thermal shock - which is why they fail anyway, but takes longer !
Dunno about low energy ones