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The Advantages of Led Street Lights

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One of the most commonly neglected safety tools that are on the roadways is the street light, which helps to illuminate the path of anyone out during the night hours. These lights help to keep innocent people safe from criminals who are lurking about. Just like any other electrical component, eventually the street lights in […]

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The Low Down on Low Energy Low Cost Lighting

The Low Down on Low Energy Low Cost Lighting

So you’ve discovered LED light bulbs and want to get on board with this new ultra low energy technology, partly in order to adopt a slightly more green lifestyle, but not least because of the amount of money you can save. Oh yes, don’t for a minute believe the widespread but entirely pernicious myth that […]

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Replace Halogen for LED Lights

Replace Halogen for LED Lights

Odds are that your home and/or place of work uses halogen lamps. These have become so ubiquitous that we barely notice how many of them are installed in so many places. Just using my own home by way of example (and counting only the ceiling down lights) I have 10 in the kitchen, 5 in […]

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Saving Mother Earth, One Light Bulb at a Time

Saving mother earth, one light bulb at a time

Long-lasting LED Lights Save Time and Trouble Is there a particular light bulb in your house which goes weeks without being replaced because it’s so hard to reach? That vaulted ceiling or grand staircase is an appealing architectural feature until its light bulb burns out — and then you’re faced with hauling a ladder into […]

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Benefits Of LED Grow Lights

Benefits of LED Grow Lights

Anyone who has tried to maintain an indoor growing project knows the problems associated with many different types of grow lights. Incandescent lights produce too low illumination, fluorescent lights provide the wrong color spectrum, and halogen lights emit too much heat. Each of these uses a large amount of power compared to the amount of […]

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Save Money and Go Green with LED Home Lighting Solutions

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Some LED History LED lights were originally invented in the late 1920s by Russian scientist Oleg Losev and later made practical by U.S. electrical engineer Nick Holonyak, Jr. in the early 1960s. However, until recently, light emitting diodes, or LEDs, were not feasible for everyday use in the home. Fortunately, much has changed about LED […]

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What are the Most Energy Efficient Light Bulbs?

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The two main types of energy efficient light bulbs are compact fluorescent lamps (CFL’s) and light emitting diodes (LED’s).   They are both more efficient than traditional incandescent bulbs and there is enough variety commercially to find practical uses for them at home.  To determine which light bulb is the most energy efficient, one has to […]

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