| LED lights are a wonderful invention that has | | | | lighting fixture, one light bulb can be a positive |
| changed the way the world is lit. Not only are | | | | step forward for your household. Take a look |
| they long lasting, they have many environmental | | | | around your home and count how many bulbs |
| benefits. LED lights are four times more efficient | | | | you use and consider how often you change |
| than a regular incandescent light bulb and last 10 | | | | them. Say, for example that you change a bulb |
| times as long. LED lights also use between 50 and | | | | every two months. Now, consider that by |
| 80 percent less energy than an incandescent bulb. | | | | changing them all to LED lighting for your home, |
| LED lights are considerably less expensive to | | | | you could leave them and not have to replace |
| operate, however are a little more expensive to | | | | them for 20 months. The slightly higher upfront |
| purchase. LED home lighting requires only one third | | | | costs of LED lights make sense. LED lighting is |
| of the energy that an incandescent bulb will use. A | | | | finding its way into many niche markets. You can |
| single 18-watt LED light can replace a 75-watt | | | | get a LED flashlight that also uses less battery |
| incandescent and in the lifetime of the LED light, | | | | energy, ensuring that the next time the power |
| will save 570 kWh of energy. At a basic eight | | | | goes out in your home, you can be confident that |
| cents per kilowatt rate, that equals $45 dollars in | | | | your batteries will last. There are also LED |
| energy bill savings. By switching to low energy | | | | lanterns that you can choose from that are ideal |
| LED home lighting in your home, even one bulb will | | | | for camping or hunting. They last for considerably |
| keep one half of a ton of carbon dioxide out of | | | | longer than other lanterns because they use 10 |
| the atmosphere through the lifetime of the bulb | | | | times less energy to run than standard |
| instead of using incandescent bulbs. Switching also | | | | incandescent bulbs and even less energy than a |
| keeps sulfur oxide and nuclear waste out of the | | | | kerosene lantern. For LED home lighting, there are |
| atmosphere as well, leading to a cleaner world and | | | | many options available other than just bulbs. You |
| one that will last much longer. By simply switching, | | | | can find LED light fixtures for your home, indoor |
| our environment could easily revitalize itself | | | | and out, that will provide low energy, |
| without having to deal with the excess carbon | | | | environmentally-friendly lighting that can save you |
| dioxide, sulfur oxide and nuclear waste emissions | | | | money on your energy bill. We all are challenged |
| that are currently being released into the | | | | to do our part to conserve energy. By making |
| atmosphere every day. Even changing one lonely | | | | small adjustments to the way we live, we can |
| bulb in every home to LED home lighting would | | | | begin to make an impact on our world. One small |
| make a significant impact on the environment. If | | | | change we all can make is to switch our home |
| every home in the United States were to switch | | | | and outdoor light fixtures to LED light options. |
| to LED home lighting, 90 power plants could be | | | | There are a large number of options for LED |
| retired, a potentially powerful impact to the | | | | home lighting and LED camping and hunting |
| long-term health of the environment. Being energy | | | | outdoor equipment available on the market, all of |
| efficient and environmentally conscious doesn't | | | | which provide the energy efficiency benefits |
| have to disrupt your entire life. The switch is as | | | | inherent in LED products. The benefits can |
| difficult as changing one light bulb in your home, | | | | become apparent very quickly as we begin to |
| the results of which would save you money on | | | | see our energy bill costs reduce over a period of |
| your electricity bill each month. Just one home | | | | a few months. |