With this winter’s extreme weather, it’s becoming increasingly clear that we must act quickly to address the issue of climate change. As a business owner, you occupy a unique position when it comes to reducing your carbon footprint. Not only can this help save the environment, but it will also save you money.
Here are some ways investing in LED lighting can help you reduce your carbon footprint and your business expenses:
LED lighting is 50-90% more efficient than conventional bulbs
LED lights use half as much energy as conventional lighting, or only a tenth of the amount. This translates directly to a 50-90% saving on your energy expenditures. Not only is this a substantial amount of money that allows your investment to pay for itself very quickly, but it also requires less power to be generated for the same amount of lighting, resulting in lower carbon emissions.
LED lighting lasts up to 15x longer than conventional lighting
How annoying is it when a light bulb burns out? Not only are you paying for the time to fix it, but also for the tools and equipment needed to fix it, as well as the downtime for the area that it may affect. LED lights last up to 250,000 hours – that’s 15x longer than the average HID bulb or fluorescent lamp. That’s 250,000 hours, or 342 months, over 20 years, that you can go without worrying about lighting maintenance. By removing old technology and replacing it with LED, this directly translates to lower carbon emissions, as well as better lighting, improved productivity, and significant energy savings.
LED lights turn on and off instantly
Unlike older technologies like HID or fluorescent, LED lights are instant on and off. With LED, we no longer have any long warm-up or cool-down times. Nor do we need our HVAC to work as hard as it once was with these older technologies because LED does not emit any heat. We also now have the ability to implement more advanced lighting controls, not only to maximize energy savings but also to ensure the facility is running at optimal levels.
Regardless of your business’s size, improving energy savings is a valuable investment, both for your company’s competitiveness and the environment. Contact us today for a free estimate.
