If you are looking for more ways to make your home as efficient as possible, upgrading your lighting to energy efficient lighting should be at the top of your list. Lighting is one of the quickest ways to significantly boost the energy efficiency of your home. Simon Electric is here to talk about the many benefits that energy efficient lighting has to offer your home when you make the switch.
Advantages to Upgrading to Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
When trying to define energy efficient, it is basically any appliance or product that offers a higher performance while using less power to achieve it. LED and CFL bulbs have so much more to offer homeowners when they finally decide to take the plunge. Here are the many benefits that can come from energy efficient lighting.
– Lower Energy Bills: The biggest appeal for homeowners across the board, is lower energy bills when they choose LED or CFL bulbs. When these bulbs are compared to incandescent bulbs, they consume much less energy. LED is known to use a tenth of the energy and CFL uses half to an eighth of the energy to operate. When you only change out one bulb, you may not notice the difference, but when you do them all it can be a drastic change.
– Longer Light Bulb Lifespan: When you have light bulbs that are constantly burning out, it is obnoxious. Not only that, but costly as well. It may be slightly more money up front to make the switch, but the lifespan of LED bulbs is unreal. They outlive other bulbs by years, not months.
– Light Bulb Stability: Energy efficient bulbs like LED or CFL are a more stable option when you are dealing with extreme temperatures. One of the reasons for this is the amount of heat they put off; its far less than incandescent bulbs. This can also save you a little more money on cooling costs in the summer months.
– Better for the Environment: As we see the effects of power consumption and other types of waste on the environment, more and more people are becoming more conscious of the amount of energy their home is consuming. This is the first step in reducing your home’s carbon footprint.
LED or CFL Lighting
When it comes to the most efficient choice, LED still wins out. They are able to generate light without generating heat in the meantime. With traditional bulbs, much of the energy is lost in the generation of heat to produce light. LED bulbs don’t require any heat to emit light and this makes them the leading choice. While CFL bulbs are still noted as being energy efficient because they are much better than the traditional incandescent bulbs, they slightly lose out to LED when compared side by side.
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If you are looking for ways to make your home more energy efficient, the electrical experts at Simon Electric can help. We have the training and experience to help you lessen the carbon footprint your home makes on the environment. Call us today!
