[QM]

Just wondering...

Is it cheaper to light a house for two adults/two children with oil lamps (and what kinds or oil and lamps) than to use electric? Has anyone figured out a formula for such based on the price of electricity per kilowatt hour? Or, is it more cost effective to switch to the more efficient electric bulbs?

 

[lparker]

If you had 4-25 watt compact fluorescent bulbs and left them on 24 hours a day and your electric costs you .12/Kwh, it would cost you .28 a day. 4 equivalent oil lamps would burn at least a quart of kero a day at a cost of close to a dollar. They probably burn more than that...been a long time since I tried it.

Lee