The OP said he used the lights ~ 5 hours / year.
You'd probably be happy enough using candles for 5 hours in a year.


I'd likely use my LED flashlight instead of the candle - - - -


Or my smart phone...


It's a very long narrow storage area, under the front porch
cold room which is used ~ a couple times per week -
but just in & out 30 seconds or so - but carrying preserves
or other such items - carrying a flashlight wasn't an option -
the single, pull-cord light at the entrance served to light-up
about 1/3 of the room. The addition of the 3 ft. LED
provides good light for the other 2/3 for reading the label
on a jar of preserves or a storage tote or whatever.
The electric bill or the cost of the fixture were never any
consideration for this 1-fixture job.
... it was having the top-quality, most expensive fixture
fail prematurely that was the peeve.
John T.