Runnign a red light in CA

I just received a ticket for running a red light and was wondering if anyone knows what the average costs for running a red light is??

Hmm, what is the average cost of running a red light?

If the lights are LED, the costs are about 85% less than an incandescent light, but let us assume that this is an incandescent light, which consumes between 116 to 150 watts...so lets assume a 120 watt lamp. One signal with 120watt lamps will have an electrical load of .12kw. Let us assume, the signal has equal red and green phases, so each lamp is illuminated approximately 12 hours per day or 4380 hours per year. Thus the electrical consumption is 525.6 kwh per year. Assuming a cost of $0.06 per kwh, the annual cost is $31.54. Each lamp has a life of approximately 8000 hours, which means replacement is required every 1.8 years. At about $20 per bulb that would add $11.11 per year to the cost of each light.

So to answer your question, the average cost of running a red light is approximately $42.65 per year.

Funny.....I meant the cost of the traffic ticket for running a red light.

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Originally posted by engineer
Hmm, what is the average cost of running a red light?

If the lights are LED, the costs are about 85% less than an incandescent light, but let us assume that this is an incandescent light, which consumes between 116 to 150 watts...so lets assume a 120 watt lamp. One signal with 120watt lamps will have an electrical load of .12kw. Let us assume, the signal has equal red and green phases, so each lamp is illuminated approximately 12 hours per day or 4380 hours per year. Thus the electrical consumption is 525.6 kwh per year. Assuming a cost of $0.06 per kwh, the annual cost is $31.54. Each lamp has a life of approximately 8000 hours, which means replacement is required every 1.8 years. At about $20 per bulb that would add $11.11 per year to the cost of each light.

So to answer your question, the average cost of running a red light is approximately $42.65 per year.

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