The #1 Reason to Save Money
Start with the question you’ve asked yourself the most. This LED lighting system is great, but what will it cost me? It’s a good question, and the answer is simple: Most halogen systems can easily be retrofitted with LED. Often, the transition from halogen lighting to LED is as straightforward as installing LED lamps in your existing fixtures. Your contractor’s beautiful brass fixtures, installed ten or more years ago, can serve as an excellent starting point for a new LED lighting system. LED lighting fixtures tend to be 75% to 80% more efficient than incandescent lights. Switching to LEDs has resulted in clients saving $250 per month on their electrical bills.
Reduced maintenance required for your new lighting system is another compelling factor that will persuade you to switch to LED lighting systems. Halogen lamps are advertised to have a lamp life of up to 2,000 hours. If you were running your lighting system for eight hours per night, you would need to replace the majority of your lamps each year. On the other hand, the average LED lamp life is around 50,000 hours. This means you can expect to use your LED lamp for 17 years or more under the same usage conditions.
Why a Safer Lighting System?
Due to their lower energy consumption, LED lighting systems provide a safer alternative to traditional halogen systems. The average halogen light wastes 90 percent of its energy as heat, making it inefficient. Additionally, they pose a fire and burn risk to your property. Some larger halogen bulbs can reach temperatures of up to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Reduced routine maintenance is another safety advantage. Imagine only needing to replace your lamps every 17 years instead of every year. This saves you and your contractor the hassle of changing hard-to-reach fixtures.
Reason #3: Controllability
The new LED fixtures and lamps available today are more easily controllable. You can manage your lighting system with features such as dimming individual lamps, changing colors, adjusting Kelvin temperature, remote access, and altering beam spread. Enhanced controllability brings more design options.
Why #4: More Lights Than Ever!
Your outdoor LED lighting oasis is now a reality. The number of fixtures that could be connected to a lighting transformer with traditional halogen systems was limited. With a 300W transformer and a 50W lamp, you could only connect 6 fixtures to the transformer. However, your LED lighting system will power up to 20+ fixtures using the same power source.
Go Green for Reason #5.
You can adopt an environmentally friendly approach by switching from halogen to the LED version of your Landscape Lighting System. According to Energy.gov, by 2027, LEDs’ reduced energy consumption will result in savings of over 30 billion dollars. This is equivalent to the output of 44 power plants operating for an entire year.
Upgrade Your Outdoor Lighting to LED!
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This article was written by a lighting specialist at LD lighting. LD Lighting was Established in 2017 and is located in Central Florida, LD Lighting offers services in screen enclosure lighting, pool lighting, outdoor entertainment, and landscape lighting installation Tampa. We promise to give you the best quality of work and bring your ideas to life.
