What lighting costs to run in Florida
Florida homes use 581 kWh a year on lighting. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $76.32 to $93.02 a year across 5 published Florida plans — a $16.70 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
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Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSD Residential Smartsavings Experimentaltiered · demand charge · experimental | $29.33 | −$46.99 | 5.5¢ |
| GS-1 (General Service Non Demand and Non Metered)flat rate · a general-service class | $73.56 | −$2.76 | 13.3¢ |
| RS Residential Electric✓ cheapesttiered | $76.32 | — | 13.3¢ |
| RS-1 Residential Servicetiered | $82.80 | +$6.48 | 13.4¢ |
| RTR-1 Residential Service TOUtime-of-use · tiered | $93.02 | +$16.70 | 16.9¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $22.32 (RS Residential Electric), dearest $27.15, a $4.83 spread
- Average — cheapest $76.32 (RS Residential Electric), dearest $93.02, a $16.70 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $92.04 (RS Residential Electric), dearest $112.17, a $20.13 spread
What lighting costs here
Across 5 plans priced in Florida, lighting adds $76.32 to $93.02 a year — $6.36 to $7.75 a month. The median plan puts lighting at $82.80 a year.
Cheapest for lighting: RS Residential Electric, Jacksonville Electric Authority. Dearest: RTR-1 Residential Service TOU, Florida Power & Light Co..
Those 581 kWh are billed at 13.1¢–16.0¢, against a 13.4¢ whole-bill average on the median plan: they land in the last tier the household reaches, so the average rate understates them by up to 2.6¢ per kWh.
What Florida homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 581 kWh a year across 655 sampled homes that run one, near the national 654 kWh. The middle half spans 170 kWh to 701 kWh, so lighting varies by 531 kWh between one household and another.
Every light fixture and lamp in and immediately outside the home. That average covers all homes — 100% of homes here.
That makes lighting about 4% of the electricity a Florida home uses. The remaining 13,409 kWh is what lighting is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
By provider
On each Florida provider's cheapest plan: Jacksonville Electric Authority, $76.32; Florida Power & Light Co., $82.80.
Florida Power & Light Co. charges $6.48 a year more than Jacksonville Electric Authority on RS Residential Electric for the same 581 kWh.
Light and heavy use of lighting
A household in the lighter quarter runs lighting for 170 kWh a year and pays $22.32 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 701 kWh and pays $92.04 — $69.72 more for lighting on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Florida, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 5 Florida tariffs WattClear has ingested — not every plan sold there.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 30.3322, -81.6557.