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LEDs - the Power to Save Energy
 

 

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April 22, 2009
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LEDs – the Power to Save Energy!

ImageMore and more home owners and business are turning to energy efficient ideas. LEDs are one of the few technologies today that allow us to have a direct, positive impact on the global environment.

This article “Why LED?” does a good job of explaining how solid state lighting bulbs accomplish these goals - being energy efficient, safe and long-lasting.

  • Facility level payback: eliminates the need for large inventories, reduces the labor associated with lighting maintenance, eliminates the direct cost of labor associated with recycling, saving money on materials and reducing labor associated with installation
  • Safety: no hazardous waste, cool to the touch, no ultra-violet emissions, low voltage power sources or batteries, eliminating the risk of shock
  • Environment: directionality of the light (not into the sky), less carbon dioxide emission into the atmosphere, saving power plants.

Click here for calculations that show the Return on Investment you can expect from using LEDs.

Both documents were prepared by Diogen Lighting.

 

 

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Comments
  • LED technology is certainly improving and will no doubt be THE choice in the future. We do need to remember a couple of things, though...

    The life expectancy of a CF is when it stops working - full bright one day and full dead the next. The life expectancy of an LED is when the lumen output has dropped to half what it was when new. This can skew ROI numbers. A customer will want the bulbs replaced when the room is too dim, not when some paper says time is up. I really do wish LED manufacturers would publish their charts!

    One must also look at lumens per watt per dollar. CF bulbs still rule that roost, although LED bulbs are catching up fast.

    Lee Cordochorea

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