Save energy, money, and help the environment this holiday season by switching your old incandescent lights to super-efficient holiday LED (light emitting diodes) lighting. Before setting your budget and decorating the halls with boughs of holly, consider these top 6 benefits of led lighting.
1) LED Lights are Environmentally Friendly
Going green is easy and fun! LED lights are super-efficient and use 85 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs. They achieve a brilliant light show for everyone while at the same time reducing our planets carbon footprint and leaving more green in your wallet.
2) LED Lights Last Longer
LED lights last longer than incandescent lights. On average the LED lasts 50,000 hours and the incandescent lasts 750 hours. LED’s are also made of plastic and not glass so breakage is no longer as big of an issue as it once was.
3) LED Lights are Efficient
Trimming your tree and decorating your house with LED lights will trim your energy bill. LED lights are extremely efficient. The initial cost of the LED lights is higher than incandescent lights. However LED’s use a fraction of the electricity so recouping your initial payout through energy savings, longevity, and durability will happen quickly. Saving money means more money to spend on family and friends.
4) LED Lights are Cool
LED lights remain at a cooler temperature making them safer in reducing the risk of fire as they use less electricity, a great safety feature for both indoor and outdoor decorating. Led lights are not just for the outdoor landscape anymore but are an excellent choice for the indoor Christmas tree.
5) One Light Does Not Affect the Rest
If one light goes out on a string of traditional bulbs, they all go out. This is not the case with LED bulbs. There is no filament to pop in an LED bulb. The light simply loses power and dims out. There is no sudden breakdown of your string of lights.
6) Led Lights are Easier to Install
A typical strand of incandescent mini lights can be connected to 3 other strands before you need another power source. The new LED technology is rated at .04 amps which means you can connect up to 43 strands together. This means a much cleaner, easier and neater installation with less extension cords needed. This also helps reducing our carbon footprint by using fewer materials to do the same job as before. Go use those old extension cords somewhere else or give them to a friend who needs them. Always reduce, reuse and recycle where ever you can.
With all the new LED technology it’s the smart choice to use them for all your Christmas Decor. When decking the halls I’d recommend considering these top 6 benefits of holiday LED lighting. Going green for the holidays is easy, fun and beautiful! Let LED technology light up your holiday.
