LED COMPARISONS

Light-emitting diode (LED) #1 (Photo credit: explainthatstuff)

LED (or Light Emitting Diode) lighting products are quickly taking over the incandescent lamp world.  They are meeting the needs of the present, without compromising the generation of the future’s own needs.  LED lamps use up to 75% less energy than incandescent lamps, without the production of carcinogenic materials (such as lead and mercury) found in flourescent lamps.

Most LED lamps entering the market are of a sustainable design and will not harm the ecological system at the end of their life.  The same cannot be said of their incandescent and flourescent counterparts.  Add to this their comparable life expectancy differences (2,000 hrs to 50,000 hrs) and the fact that incandescents lay waste nearly 90% of the energy it consumes, by producing heat.  This heat requires A/C systems to work longer and harder to maintain the same temperatures.

The following chart compares the cost of operation and replacement of the standard 65wBR30 incandescent lamp, the 18wCFL flourescent lamp and the 14wLED lamp:

This chart appears in the Elite LED Lighting Catalog (www.iuseelite.com).  Elite Manufacturing Company is a leader in not only recessed lighting, but lED lighting products as well.

LED lighting components do cost more though ($120 each, compared to $2), but as you can see, at 50,000 hours of use, you can be changing your first LED or your 25th incandescent lamp.  Also, you can look at the operational cost savings on just one typical room, with nine single lamp light fixtures (luminaries).

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