The Benefits of LED Lighting

Light Emitting Diode Bulbs are Energy Efficient and Long Lasting

© Kelly Smith

LED Edison Style Screw-In Bulb, Kelly Smith

LED lighting is an emerging technology with many home applications such as LED Christmas lights, LED rope lights, LED spotlights, etc. LED bulbs last over 50,000 hours.

The Benefits of LED Lighting

The world of economical residential lighting continues to offer homeowners new choices. As energy costs fly off like a hot air balloon, new innovations come to the marketplace. As far as home lighting is concerned, new strides are being made not only in energy efficiency, but in bulb life. These are the benefits of LED lighting.

First (excluding camp fires and lanterns) came the incandescent bulb, thanks to Thomas Edison. In fact, many homes are lit exclusively with incandescent lighting to this very day. But wait! There are better alternatives. Fluorescent lighting brought an incredible improvement to the residential marketplace when introduced. It literally transformed kitchens and bathrooms.

Compact fluorescent bulbs arrived and expanded the possibilities for efficient home lighting.

Then low voltage lighting started showing up in exterior applications such as landscaping. The obvious migration to home interiors was inevitable. Halogen bulbs showed promise but they are problematic for some applications. They generate far too much heat and are very fragile. The time had come for the LED light bulb!

What is an LED Light Bulb?

The LED (Light Emitting Diode) light bulb is actually a cluster of individual LED units. Many of these produce white light but others generate light of other wavelengths. The exact combination yields the desired light tone.

LED lighting falls into the SSL lighting category (Solid State Lighting). This simply means that the light seen is emitted from a solid object, rather than a vacuum or a gas.

The Specific Benefits of LED Light

Installation of LED Bulbs

LED lighting is compatible with most systems. Some models screw in, replacing incandescents. Others can replace halogen bulbs. The under-cabinet LED light bar is popular for kitchen lighting and other work spaces.

LED bulbs for special occasions? Of course! Who doesn't have problems with burnt out Christmas lights every year? They can easily be replaced with LED Christmas light bulbs. Imagine not dealing with this problem for more than 50,000 hours?

LED Christmas tree lights, LED rope lights, LED icicle lights, LED garland lights... The list goes on!


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