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Tables 9, 10 and 11
TABLE 9 
Yearly Value of Electricity Saved 
If your electricity cost per kWh is:  This is the value of the electricity saved if the number of kilowatt-hours used per year is reduced by: 
  500 1,000 2,500 5,000 10,000 25,000
7 cents  $35 70 175 350 700 1,750
9 cents $45 90 225 450 900 2,250
 
TABLE 10 
Savings From Removing 40-Watt Fluorescents 
If your electricity cost per kWh is:  Your savings in electricity costs per year if you remove this number of 40-watt fluorescent lamps (operating 9 hours per day) 
  2 8 16 24 48
7 cents  $18 73 147 220 442
9 cents $24 95 189 284 568
 
TABLE 11 
Annual Savings From Retrofitting Two 40-Watt Fluorescent lamps on Magnetic Ballast with Two 32-Watt Fluorescent Lamps on Electronic Ballast
(equal light output, operating 9 hours per day)
If your electricity cost per kWh is:  Number of retrofitted fixtures 
  1 5 10 100 500
7 cents  $6 29 57 575 2,874
9 cents $7 37 74 739 3,696
(96 input watts vs. 71 input watts)

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Tables 9, 10 and 11: Translations of Kilowatt-hours into Dollars Saved