Ever since its development of the LED in the 1960s, LED as we know it are used in a wide variety of applications, including flashlights, car headlights, and traffic lights. They are also increasingly being used in television screens and computer monitors. 

Thanks to their energy efficiency and long lifespan, Light emitting diodes(LED) are a game-changer in the future of lighting and are presently the best lighting choice for both homes and businesses due to their saving on costs and energy use. 

They are known to use at least 60% less energy than other bulbs and have been known to last for considerably longer. Let us look at ways in which LED lighting fixtures would help us to be more energy-efficient.

Higher Lumen Output per Wattage

Wattage has over the years been used in error as the brightness of a bulb when in fact it was a measure of the power of a bulb. Power is mathematically calculated as the energy used per second and is calculated in watts.

Power is simply the amount of energy available to your bulb every second. More power equals more energy to produce greater brightness but LUMENS is the measure of the actual brightness of a bulb.

Now, getting more brightness using less electrical energy means you’ll get to save on energy. LED lamps are designed to give you more lumens per a specific wattage than any other bulbs on the market. The Lumen output difference has sometimes been found to be more than 30% when compared to fluorescent lamps.

Beamed Focus

LED lamps are designed to give light in one direction. This aids in the reduction of lumen loss with direction – the farther from a light source you are, the less the brightness of the light that eventually gets to you.

Let us think in percentages. What percentage of the initial brightness produced by fluorescent lamps gets to you – fluorescent lamps give light in 360o, it spreads in all directions. This leads to a significant reduction in the brightness of the light that gets to you.

In contrast, the unidirectional nature of LED lights ensures that a great percentage of the initial brightness is available at a point because it flows in just one direction. This is useful in situations where focused lights are needed.

It’s highly useful in theatre performances; where all lights go off except the stage lights. Factory lights too, where bulbs focused on production lines. Also, think of lighting airport runways at night, traffic lights, traffic signals,  the use of a single LED spotlights in tracking movement, and even working in your garage!

In all these scenarios where focused light is needed, all other unnecessary lights can be put off leaving the LED lights on only where they are needed. This helps you scale and cut down on energy consumption.

LED lights are also useful in headlamps on vehicles. Their uni-directional focus makes them ideal for headlights especially equipped for driving at night, and they use less energy.