What is the Most Energy Efficient Light Bulb?

At the LightSources group, we recognize that it is important to produce our energy-efficient lamps in the most environmentally-friendly way.  To meet that goal, we continue to develop environmentally-friendly technologies as well as implement green business practices.   We also provide on-going training for employees regarding the latest environmental issues and proper practices within our industry. 

While we strive to lessen our carbon footprint and incorporate sustainable methods into our day-to-day operations, we thought it is important to discuss lighting options for our own homes.  Any visit to a do-it-yourself big box store, indicates the selection of energy-efficient light bulbs intended for home use is getting bigger and more complicated. 

The U.S. Department of Energy website offers insight into how to light your home with the same amount of light but less expensively.  Data shows 5% of the average U.S. household’s energy budget goes to lighting  and that one of the easiest way to reduce your energy bills are to use energy-efficient light bulbs.    

Although no longer being manufactured, traditional incandescent bulbs used a lot of energy to produce light and 90% of the energy was given off as heat.  However when we look at today’s shelves and shelves of bulbs filled with an assortment of halogen incandescent, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and light emitting diodes (LEDs), it can be confusing on what to buy. 

While halogen incandescent lamps meet the federal regulations, there are now better options available.  The Dept. of Energy states compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are simply curly versions of the long tube fluorescent lights we are all familiar with.  Although they are more expensive than traditional incandescent bulbs, CFLs typically pay for themselves in less than nine months.  An ENERGY STAR rated CFL “uses about one-fourth the energy and lasts ten times longer than a comparable traditional incandescent bulb that puts out the same amount of light.”   

Light emitting diodes (LEDs) represent the fastest developing light technologies. ENERGY STAR LEDs are rated as using only “20%–25% of the energy and last up to 25 times longer than the traditional incandescent bulbs they replace.”  They also use less energy and last 8 to 25 times longer than halogen incandescent bulbs. 

LightSources and our affiliated companies represent the leading high-tech designers and manufacturers in the lamp industry today.  Our products are used world-wide in a multitude of applications and industries such as our UV air treatment systems that offer patent-protected, OEM-oriented solutions.  Regardless of whether you are a small or large company, or an entrepreneur with a new product idea; trust us with your specialty lighting needs. 

Source: energy.gov/energysaver/lighting-choices-save-you-money