Energy Saving Ideas
Saving energy with incandescent lighting fixtures is important for our environment,
as well as being advantageous for our electrical bills.
By dimming lighting fixtures not only do we save electricity but we extend the life
of bulbs.
The chart below shows an example:
|
Dimming lights |
Saves electricity |
Longer life of incandescent bulbs |
|
10% |
10% |
2 x longer life |
|
25% |
20% |
4 x longer life |
|
50% |
40% |
20 x longer life |
|
75% |
60% |
> 20 x longer life |
Light Up Your Life offers “state of the art” dimming switches and systems. Visit
our showroom to see the dimming switches and systems that we display. Let our team
advise you about the best switches or system for your application.
LED (Light Emitting Diodes) have been around for approximately
25 years. Only recently the technology has been adapted to turn LED’s into a viable
general lighting source for residential applications. Within the next 5 years LED’s
will no longer be an exciting emerging technology, but part of our everyday lives.
Pricing will continue to decrease and the technology and efficiency will continue
to rise. LED will no longer be an expensive “novelty” but an efficient & viable
alternative to all other lamps. LED’s consume less energy than any other product
on the market, and despite many claims, LED’s are dimmable.
Light Up Your Life offers many LED recessed cans and lighting fixtures. We can show
you a retrofit LED can light that actually gives more light output than its “equivalent”
incandescent light bulb.