The Green Power of LED Lighting

Lighting professionals, industry associations and government organizations agree: LED technology holds tremendous potential to conserve energy on a global scale.

Formerly limited to low-illuminance and specialty applications, LEDs have progressed at rapid rates to now compete with conventional sources in wide-ranging uses. Today LED sources are already 5X more efficient than incandescent and halogen, and are on par with the efficiency of most fluorescent technologies. And most importantly, they will only continue to improve.

Systems that utilize LED sources are eco-smart in other ways, too. They generally have much longer lifetimes than conventional sources, which translates to less replacement and less waste. They're also inherently free of harmful mercury. And finally, the directional nature of LED sources allows for more efficient lighting fixtures that project light exactly where it's needed - mitigating both wasteful light and light pollution.

In short, low voltage energy efficient LED lighting systems help lighting professionals make ecologically-sound design choices today, while promising to have even greater cumulative impact in the future.

Did you know?

Lighting is an important component of the overall green story, accounting for 30% of electricity use in our residential and commercial buildings combined, and 22% of our nation's electricity use in total. According to the U.S. Department of Energy:

• LEDs will save Americans $280 billion in energy costs over the next 20 years, and no other lighting technology offers as much potential to enhance the quality of our building environments.
• If LED lighting achieves projected price and performance targets, 3.75 quadrillion BTUs of primary energy (348 TWh) could be saved by 2027.
• This is equal to the average annual per capita energy consumption of 10.9 million people in the U.S. It is also equal to 626 million barrels of oil, or about 60 days of imported oil to the U.S.
• By 2027, LED lighting could displace conventional sources like incandescent and fluorescent, decreasing national energy consumption for lighting by 33 percent.
• More than forty 1000 MW power plants could be deferred, contributing to a cleaner environment and a more reliable electrical transmission and distribution system.