Tip #1: Why You Should Switch to LED Bulbs!

Difference Between Incandescent and LED Bulbs

      There are a lot of differences between incandescent bulbs and LED bulb. Here are some of the top differences between the bulbs:

Incandescent (clear) bulbs and LED (white)

1.     LEDs last about 25,000 hours, that's more than 13 years if you keep your lights on for five hours a day. Incandescent bulbs only last about 1,200 hours and compact fluorescents bulbs about 8,000 hours.

2.     Most LED bulbs are dimmable, unlike incandescent, fluorescent or CFL bulbs.

3.     LEDs are environmentally friendly. Older incandescent bulbs contain mercury while LEDs contain no harmful mercury.

4.     You will spend less time and money to maintenance LED bulbs rather than older style bulbs.

5.     LED are becoming more affordable over time; some LEDs are more expensive when purchasing them, but in the long run, they will pay for themselves in about 2 months of savings!

6.     LEDs save you money on monthly electricity bills.

How Much Can I Save?

LED bulb glowing 

     The average American home uses 40 lightbulbs. The average rate for electricity is 13 cents per kilowatt hour. If all 40 lightbulbs were 75 watt incandescent, which is pretty common, you could convert to 11 watt LEDs to get the same amount of light (some 11 watt LEDs are even brighter than 75 watt incandescent). If you leave all 40 lights on 5 hours each day, you would save $600 a year by switching from incandescent to LED! LED bulbs use at least 75% less energy and last 20 times longer than incandescent bulbs!