Energy Wire

LED Lighting Applications

- January 13, 2011

Lighting LED lighting is now the preferred lighting of choice for many applications. I have been involved with LED lighting for some time I have watched it's early migration into replacing pilot lamps on many pieces of equipment through it's incorporation in automobiles then architectural and theatrical lighting then automobiles and then to commercial lighting and now it's emergence as the lighting of choice for domestic lighting. There are a lot of reasons why LED lighting should and will be the dominant lighting method. It is less costly to operate, maintain and in many cases to install than incandescent. fluorescent or halogen lighting. Places where LED is the obvious best performer is in lighting refrigerated areas and difficult to maintain or secure areas. Another consideration is that lighting is a real plus to those that have mobility issues as the extremely long life of the bulbs eliminate the need for replacement while saving hundreds in energy costs. The pri...