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Lite Tape Energy Consumption
EL Tape is inexpensive and energy efficient lighting source, costing only about $80 a year to run, based on 400 linear feet of 1" Wide EL Tape. This makes it quite the bargain, especially when compared to the other lighting technologies on the market. Fluorescent and neon lighting costs about $1700 per year annually to run, and even “energy effiecient” LEDs cost about $500 per year to operate. EL Tape is easy on your wallet, so you don’t have to be.
| EL Tape Energy Consumption By Area | |
| Watts per Square Foot | |
| Watts | Area |
| 6.5W | 1 sqft |
| 13W | 2 sqft |
| 19.4W | 3 sqft |
| 25.9W | 4 sqft |
| 32.4W | 5 sqft |
| 38.9W | 6 sqft |
| 45.4W | 7 sqft |
| 51.8W | 8 sqft |
| 58.3W | 9 sqft |
| 64.8W | 10 sqft |
| EL Tape Energy Consumption By Area | ||
| Amps per Area with Full Illumination | ||
| Print Size | Amps | Area |
| 1 in2 | 0.00025 | 1 in2 |
| A4 | 0.023 | 94 in2 |
| A3 | 0.468 | 187 in2 |
| A2 | 0.102 | 408 in2 |
| A1 | 0.216 | 864 in2 |
| A0 | 0.387 | 1549 in2 |
| 11" x 11.5" | 0.032 | 126.5 in2 |
| 16" x 16.5" | 0.066 | 264 in2 |
| Brightness | ||
| 30 Foot Lamberts | ||
| 102.6 cd/m2 | |
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| EL Tape vs. Neon | Neon/Mercury | 1 in. EL Tape | 0.5 in. EL Tape |
| Annual CO2 Production (Metric Ton) | 0.53 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Annual CO2 Production (Kgs) | 527 | 18.5 | 9.25 |
| Cost Per Year 100ft @ 10p/kWh | $ 609.59 | $ 21.24 | $ 10.62 |
| kWh Per Year/100 ft. | 3834 | 134 | 67 |
| Watts Per Foot | 8.75 | 0.3 | 0.15 |