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LED vs halogen running cost

Angi’s 2026 guide puts LED landscape lighting in the $5–$15 a month range to run. The U.S. Department of Energy says ENERGY STAR LEDs use at least 75% less energy than incandescent lighting. Use the form if you want a watt-by-watt sketch. Solar path lights are not in this math: they don’t draw from the panel, but output and winter reliability vary, and we don’t have a single official operating-cost figure for them.

Enter your own rate from a utility bill. 16¢ is only a starting placeholder, not a published average in this calculator.

Sources: $How Much Does Landscape Lighting Installation Cost? [2026 Data] (LED about $5–$15/month). $LED Lighting, U.S. Department of Energy. $The U.S. Department of Energy says ENERGY STAR LEDs use at least 75% less energy, and last up to 25 times longer, than incandescent lighting.