Energy Saving LED Light Bulbs & Benefits

LED lights are by far the most notable source of lighting for businesses that value environmentalism, energy efficiency, and financial savings. This technology brings wonderful benefits to business owners and homeowners alike. While the upfront costs of LED light bulbs can be a bit higher than those of its incandescent counterparts, the cost savings that result from increased energy efficiency greatly outweigh this comparatively minimal financial drawback. Energy-saving LED lights are estimated to last on average more than thirteen years should they be left on for five hours per day.

LED Lights & Business Savings

LED lighting can greatly cut down on costs for small businesses and large corporations alike. This is so true, in fact, that the federal government passed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, requiring light bulb companies to invest in the energy efficiency of their products. The law mandated that light bulb manufacturers must make their products three times as efficient in terms of energy by the current year 2020. Now we are in the year 2020, and since 2007, countless homeowners and business owners have made the move to LED light bulbs. In California, all retailers must sell every one of their incandescent bulbs by New Year's Day and sell only energy-efficient alternatives moving forward.

Businesses stand to benefit from incorporating LED bulbs into places of work by seeing a dramatic decrease in lighting costs. Restaurants and bars can replace their incandescent or fluorescent lighting with LED lighting in kitchens and dining spaces. Mall shops can replace fluorescent lights with LED lighting to ease customer satisfaction. Office and clerical businesses can also facilitate energy-efficiency by replacing their fluorescent bulbs with LED lights.

The business owner is apt to see great benefits from the substitution with LED lights. These bulbs use between 80 - 85% less energy than the formerly standard incandescent bulbs. While LED light bulbs themselves once cost around $100 per bulb, they can now be found at competitive prices with major distributors like PrimeLights, the leading provider of commercial LED lights in the United States. Utilizing LED lights leads to decreased energy bills and less light bulbs in the workplace. These energy savings can allow for business expenditures in other necessary areas, such as payroll, location rental fees, and materials purchasing.

Energy Saving LED Lights for the Homeowners

Those who wish to replace incandescent lights with LED light bulbs in their home are likely to see the same wonderful benefits that business owners do. Homeowners who switch experience a notable decrease in their energy bills. LED lights have also been found to brighten spaces effectively immediately as compared with incandescent lights. This means that upon entering an area of the home, residents can receive immediate illumination, thus lessening the hassle of entering and moving throughout the building.

The cost of electricity on average in the United States is around 10.67 cents per kWh. Should an LED light last only 15,000 hours total, it would use around 127.5 kWh before replacement. An incandescent bulb, on the other hand, may use 900 kWh of energy within 15,000 hours (hypothetically). This just goes to prove the point that LED light bulbs are much, much more energy-efficient than their traditional alternatives. 

Meanwhile, the average cost of an incandescent light bulb in the United States currently is around $1 per bulb, while the cost of an LED light bulb can be significantly higher. If energy-saving LED light bulbs were in need of constant replacement like incandescent bulbs, their cost might add up over time. However, this is not the case. While an incandescent bulb may require replacement about every 1,200 hours or 25 days if the lights are on for twelve hours per day. Fluorescent bulbs necessitate a replacement about every 8,000 hours or 167 days if the bulbs are on for 12 hours per day. LED light bulbs are more affordable than incandescent bulbs over the long haul. However, energy-saving LED lights, on the other hand, lasts about 25,000 hours at the same rate.

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