Watts denote the amount of energy a bulb uses. The more wattage a bulb has, the more power it consumes to produce light. And for producing brighter light, you also need higher wattage.

Lumens denote the amount of light being radiated or the brightness of the lightbulb. Just like watts, the more lumens there are, the brighter the light will be.

To calculate how many lumens you require, find the square footage of the area you’re wanting the light to be equipped in. This can be done by multiplying the length of the room by the width.

When buying incandescent bulbs, they use more wattage to produce light, meaning more energy consumption. But with modern bulbs like LEDs, use more lumens to produce more light with less energy consumption.

For example, a 60W incandescent bulb may emit around 700 lumens of light. However, an LED bulb emits the same amount of light and consumes only 10W.

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