It’s unavoidable! It’s happening everywhere…and I am not exaggerating! Every day I see, read and hear about multiple major LED conversion projects. Cities, states, major corporations in countries all around the globe are making the move to LED lighting because it’s smart! It’s so smart and such a no-brainer that even governments that normally make such [...]
First, the regular old light bulbs we’ve always used in our homes began disappearing out of stores. Now you may be noticing that getting your commercial building’s fluorescent bulbs replaced is becoming more and more difficult. Where have all the fluorescents gone? US Department of Energy (DOE) regulations began phasing out various sizes of commercial [...]
In the last 5 years and particularly in the last two, LED lighting has really taken off as the main pluspoints become more widely known and understood: Extremely low energy use Long lifespan High-quality light Durability None of the maintenance (re-lamping, re-ballasting) associated with traditional incandescent and fluorescent sources Inherent controllability (instant on/off, full-range dimming), [...]
I have written in the past about the virtues of upgrading a commercial property to LED lighting. I want to now give you a specific example of a project that demonstrates overall savings on a realistic level—let’s talk about a parking garage. The four important pieces of information that must be gathered to calculate the savings [...]
A lot of people don’t realize the significance of the long-term savings that switching to LED can provide. First of all, switching to LED bulbs will have an immediate impact on your electric bill. Lighting costs tend to be a large portion of the bill. LED bulbs use 50% to 90% LESS electricity than traditional [...]
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has just released an updated version of its report Adoption of Light Emitting Diodes in Common Lighting Applications. The report is based on research focused on the adoption of LED technology in ten common white light applications and also projects the potential energy savings if each of these applications [...]
Could Thomas Edison Ever Have Imagined This? General Electric commercially sold its first light bulb in 1879 with Thomas Edison's incandescent bulb but its history extends back to 1802. We have had them now for quite a long time and until very recently, they really didn't change much. Developments in the incandescent light bulb really [...]
Okay, by now you know that LED lighting is more energy efficient—in fact it’s the state of the art of lighting. Most of us know that LED lighting will save money on the electric utility bill, but most do not know how much money will be saved by upgrading their facility to LED lighting or [...]
Why, in a world as technologically advanced as ours, would supplying low-cost energy to all be a problem? That is a question for wiser men than me to answer. I’m sure getting down to the truth of it all would be quite an adventure. Political correctness and vested interests aside, the fact is that most [...]
Not so long ago I needed to replace some light bulbs in my house. I usually use 100 watt bulbs and I didn’t have any so I went to my local grocery store to get some. I was really frustrated to find they were no longer carrying 100 watt bulbs. In fact I was furious. [...]
