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7 Facts about LED Lights That You Probably Didn’t Know

1. LED light bulbs are currently more expensive than traditional light bulbs, but the cost has been reduced by 90 percent over the last several years.<br><br>2. An incandescent lamp converts about 9-10% of the energy fed to it into light, whereas LEDs convert nearly 100%of the energy they consume as light.<br><br>3. If the entire United States would replace only 50% of the existing incandescent Christmas lights around the holidays, the potential energy cost savings starts around $17.2 billion dollars.

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7 Facts about LED Lights That You Probably Didn’t Know

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  1. 7 Facts about LED Lights That You Probably Didn’tKnow 1. LED light bulbs are currently more expensive than traditional light bulbs, but the cost has been reduced by 90 percent over the last severalyears. 2. An incandescent lamp converts about 9-10% of the energy fed to it into light, whereas LEDs convert nearly 100%of the energy they consumeas light. 3. If the entire United States would replace only 50% of the existing incandescent Christmas lights aroundtheholidays,thepotentialenergycostsavingsstartsaround$17.2billiondollars. 4. Due to the physics involved, LED lamps have what we call Instant On — unlike their incandescent and compact fluorescent (CFL) counterparts. What this means is that you can switch an LED lamp on andyougetthefullbrightnessofthatlightinstantly. 5. If you think about incandescent lamp life (around 1000 hours) and compact fluorescent lamp life (around 10,000 hours), It’s not hard to see how LEDs are making the grade in retail markets. A majority of residential/commercial LED A-lamp manufacturers claim a whopping 50,000 hours lamp life on average, with newer models claiming up to 100,000 hours. If this sounds impressive, it is! Consider your usage on just the 50,000 hourvarieties: -IfyouuseyourLEDbulbfor24 hoursaday,everyday, thatbulbisratedtolast6solidyears!

  2. IfyouuseyourLEDbulbfor8hoursaday,every day, thatbulbis ratedtolast17years!! • IfyouuseyourLEDbulbforonly4hoursperday,thatbulbis ratedtolast17years!!! 6. LEDs contain NO MERCURY at all — and over 95% of an LED is recyclable. Compare this to the wasteful design of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), which not only contain Mercury, but also createa large portionofelectronicwaste due totheir design—thefluorescenttubeportionofaCFL ceases to work long before the ballast inside the CFL or its other electronic components are readyto die. This alone creates tons of waste everymonth. 7. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that the widespread adoption of LEDs in residential and commercial applications over the next 20 years will save about $265 billion, prevent the need for constructing40newpowerplants,andreduce theelectricity demandoflightingby33percent. Check lustrat.com to find variety of LEDlighting products, such as portable desk lamp, floor lamps, table lamps and manyother.

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