Tips - LED Investment Recommendations

6 LED recommendations based on return on investment for commercial property

1. Exit lights Life safety system reliability, longer Battery life, You will never look bad updating life safety equipment.
2. Accent lighting long hours, lower light levels, harder to service type of lights like ground & soffits.
3. Can lighting Dimmable levels, Best for indirect light, Screw-in bulbs options
4. 24/7 Applications Elevators, Stairs, parking garages.
5. Street lighting parking lots
6. Signs LED tape is great replacement for enclosed neon signs and letters.

Best attributes’ of LED lights:
Highest efficacy, Long life, reduced maintenance labor, Low heat, steady output,

Average light bulb life is:
•   Increscent 1,000 hrs
•   Fluorescents 20,000 hrs
•   LED 50,000 to 150,000 hrs

What to look for:
50,000 hr rating, Quality-Name brand manufacture, recommendations by users, notable consumer rating, one year minimum warranty.

Common problems to look for:
Len discoloration, Flimsy housing, companies with small selection.

The reason we don’t just replace everything is:
•   Most LED lecture uses incandescent lights for comparison but most lights are now fluorescents.
•   The cost difference is 7x more. The LED will last 50x longer than incandescent.
•   Compare average cost incandescent flood light $5, LED flood $35.
•   The cost difference is 6.5x more. The LED will last 2.5x longer than Fluorescent.
•   Compare average cost of fluorescent flood light $6.50 LED flood $35.

Understanding LED Lighting
LED technology has taken significant strides to overcome the barriers facing the technology in the past year. Although the LEDs have not duplicated a replace for every light bulb in use, it is becoming a viable option and one to seriously look at for industrial, retail and commercial applications.
At Electrical Systems of CA. we are committed to studying and monitoring the current state of LED technology, and applying this technology where it makes sense. Part of the problem with LED lighting is the cost.
It is important to know and understand when shopping for LED replacement lamps and fixtures why there are such price differences as well as the basic terminology. LEDs are an investment. Where else can you put money into a product and get an instant return on your investment (i.e. lower power bills)? Not all LED’s are the same and the components and structure depends by brand. For questions regarding LEDs we invite you to call one of our lighting experts at 916-966-5483.

Operating Characteristics
What is an LED? An LED is a semiconductor chip that generates light when current is applied to it, which is very different from any other technology currently used in lighting. There are also different types of LED emitters that have different characteristics that affect their applicability in lighting.