ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSE LIGHTING 2022

Researches claim that 20 % of total world power generation consumes by lightning solutions. If you put it in the actual numbers, then you can easily figure out what it means. It is clear from this fact that it can affect a huge chunk of a nation’s economy and not only this it also affects our health, comfort, safety, and productivity.

If I talk at the individual level, this is also true. You need to open the calculator app on your smartphone and grab the electricity bill to do the math. You will find the close number as mentioned above. How would it be if you would able to reduce these numbers on your electricity bill?

What do we mean by energy-efficient lighting?

You may be knocking on your residential electrician’s head to find the answer. But we are here to through some light on the matter without bombarding you with the complex definition.

When the energy consumption of a product is decreased without losing its efficiency or output is termed energy efficient. Let’s understand it with the example of a light bulb and an energy-efficient light bulb, an energy-efficient light bulb will produce the same output with less consumption.

There are a number of options available to you to save electricity such as the replacement of traditional lamps commonly known as incandescent lamps with energy-efficient fluorescent lamps, Compact Fluorescent Lamps(CFL), and LEDs. Also one can deploy technology such as lighting control timers, ultrasonic sensor-based controls, PIR, etc.

Comparison of Incandescent, CFL, LED and Halogen bulbs and lamps

Feature	LED	CFL	Incandescent	Halogen
Avg. Life	50,000	10,000	75-1000	2000
Watts	5-20	3-120	3-500	5-500
Cost to Operate	Lowest	Low	High	Medium
Energy Consumption	Lowest	Low	Medium	Medium
Lumens per Watt	45-75	60	15	25
Color Temp. (K)	2700-5000	2700-6500	2700	3000

Now you have a clear idea of where and what you should choose. As the above table reflects that the best deal is to go with LEDs because they can produce the same output with lesser energy consumption and lesser cost to operate.

In the next blog, we will cover tips and tricks to implement energy-efficient Lighting. And for any residential, commercial, and industrial electrical needs, ARIA ELECTRIC is here to provide prompt, safe, and satisfactory services in Sacramento and San Jose, California.