On having to change your light bulbs less often.
Cost savings with led lights. They last much longer than their incandescent halogen and CFL equivalents. Lifetime savings is the combined benefit of a 50000 hour LED lifespan reduced replacement and maintenance costs and significantly reduced energy costs. It would cost 2580 to buy incandescent bulbs to cover the same period and a further 152 in energy costs totalling 17780.
Reduced cooling costs HPS lighting can raise the room temperature. Divided by Total Annual Savings. So thats a total of 75 in savings for each fixture.
The Street Lighting Acquisition Evaluation Toolwas developed by the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory LBNL with the support of the US. Facility running HPS lighting for 18 hours per day compared to Violet Gro. The annual savings in electricity cost for the LED option would then be 209664.
Eliminating LED drivers from lighting fixtures inside grow area. Saving 2096 a year in electricity cost may not seem like much compared the 13100 cost of the example upgrade. Payback Period in Years.
LED technology requires an initial investment but this cost will be recovered by energy savings in less than 2 to 4 years. In addition the long life time means you wont need to buy a replacement for over 10 years. More about rebates here or contact us for assistance.
The cost savings of LED bulbs are undoubtedly worth the recently more affordable price tags and these highly efficient lamps are much better for the environment than traditional incandescent bulbs and even CFLs compact fluorescent lamps. Multiply that by 3 for each fixture and its a 15 savings per fixture. Typical labour rate 100.

