Lighting LED

In the past, there weren’t many different lighting options out there, as incandescent bulbs were what you purchased when you needed light bulbs. This is no longer the case. Now, you can choose LED lighting instead of incandescent lighting. There are many benefits of this type of lighting that are so attractive that many people are making the switch from incandescent to LED despite being more familiar with incandescent.

More Energy Efficient

With energy prices on the rise and no end of the price hikes in sight, many people are turning to LED lighting because it is more energy efficient. The benefit of the LED light is that it burns very cool when compared to an incandescent. In fact, incandescent bulbs emit 98% of their energy as heat. When you use LED lighting, you simply get more for your money.

Long Lasting

LED lighting is also favorable because it has a long life. Instead of having to replace your light bulbs often, when you choose LED, you will only need to change them every 50,000 to 100,000 hours. In comparison, incandescent light bulbs will only last for about 1,000 hours and fluorescent bulbs will last for about 10,000 hours.

More Durable

Incandescent light bulbs are very fragile. In fact, just about every consumer has had the experience of buying a pack of light bulbs only to come home and realize that they are broken or will not work. LED lights are more durable because they do not feature a fragile filament and there is also no fragile tube involved. They are also much more resistant to heat, cold as well as shock.

Lumens/Watt

The average incandescent bulb will average about 15 lumens per watt, which means that they are not as bright as they could be with as little energy as possible. Fluorescent bulbs are a bit better, producing about 55 lumens per watt but neither of them compares to LED alternatives, which are able to produce 131 lumens per watt. What does this mean to you? It means that you can get more light with less power when you use LED lighting. When you look at it this way, the benefits of LED lighting are very straightforward, especially in a climate where the cost of energy continues to rise.

Holiday Decorations

For the avid holiday decoration fan, LED lighting may be the single best invention ever. The reason is that incandescent bulbs strung together in the form of holiday lights require a lot of power. In fact, many people have had the experience of turning on their Christmas lights only to find that they blow a breaker because they are pulling too much wattage.

When avid decorators choose LED lighting, they can achieve the same visual results while drawing about the same amount of power as their kitchen toaster. Decorators who use LED lighting in their holiday displays can grow their display in bigger and brighter ways while reducing their energy bill. Pretty impressive, don’t you agree?