LED Lighting Energy Savings Averages 50-80%With traditional lighting a typical commercial building's lighting averages 37-50% of it's electrical demand. One billion fluorescent lamps are disposed of every year globally. That's 50,000 pounds of mercury waste. It takes only 4 mg of mercury to poison 7,000 gallons of water in the US and Canada. 70% of the nations electricity comes from dirty coal burning plants. IF JUST 25% OF FLUORESCENT LIGHTING FIXTURES IN THE US WERE CONVERTED TO LEDS, WE COULD: 1. Prevent the release of green house gases equal to 10 million cars. 2. Save 15 billion in electricity cost annually. 3. Decommission 133 coal burning power plants. 4. Reduce carbon emissions by 158 metric tons and avoid releasing 5,700 pounds of airborne mercury. ADVANTAGES OF LED: 1. Energy savings averages 50-80% 2. Lifetime of a fluorescent is 20-30,000 hrs; LED is 100,000 hrs. 3. No maintenance on re-lamping. The storage of bulbs, replacement parts, and the logistics involved are hidden cost to any re-lamping project. 4. No low-level radiation or damaging UV rays. 5. The panels have an average lifetime of 6.2 longer than fluorescent. 6. Average Return on investment is 30-50% 7. Better light quality over lifetime; no flickering. 8. Low heat emanation means money saved on cooling. 9. The light is very easy on the eyes and can be dimmed. Studies have shown that they can cure Seasonal Affective Disorder as well as increase productivity by 3% or one hour a week. By switching to LED lighting we will help address concerns of High Electrical Lighting Cost, Global Warming, Air Pollution, Foreign Oil Dependency, and Energy Conservation. YES WE CAN, CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER ONE LIGHT AT A TIME.
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