Currently, three types of lamps are used to illuminate livestock premises, which diff er in the principle of operation: incandescent lamps, fl uorescent and LED. For more than fi fty years, fl uorescent lamps have been produced, which have much better light and energy characteristics, but such shortcomings as a complex switching scheme, noise, fl icker limit the use of these lamps in production facilities. An integral part of the microclimate of rabbit-breeding premises is the illumination, the corresponding values of the parameters of which can be achieved using various sources of artificial lighting. A comparative analysis of experimental data on the use of incandescent lamps and compact fl uorescent lamps for lighting livestock buildings has been carried out. Comparison of lighting costs confirms the cost-eff ectiveness of compact fl uorescent lamps. The total cost of lighting is reduced by almost 2 times, but the cost of lighting compact fl uorescent lamps is about 50 % of annual costs. While with incandescent lamps the maintenance costs do not exceed 6 %. The use of compact fl uorescent lamps for lighting livestock premises is an effective measure for energy saving. Compact fl uorescent lamps can reduce power consumption by about three times, but not fi ve times, as manufacturers say. The widespread implementation of compact fl uorescent lamps is constrained by the unreasonably high price–quality ratio of these products. This leads to the need for large fi nancial costs for the purchase of compact fl uorescent lamps and increase their payback period.