Install LED Downlights and Save on Your Energy Expenses
It is not difficult to guess that one of major expenses for shops in the high street is towards energy bills.
That's because they have to keep their premises brightly lit for attracting consumers and for an effective display of their wares.
The intensity of light in some shops is so high that it is uncomfortable to walk through them, particularly in summers.
But in fact, most of the electricity for which the owners are required to pay is wasted.
Any retailers would simply jump at the idea of being able to reduce their energy bill by eighty to ninety percent.
Well, now there is a solution to that and many retail units are already following the same.
A lot of existing shops as well the new ones that keep coming up are replacing their present lights with the latest energy efficient LED down- lights.
The energy consumed by these new lights is significantly less, compared to halogen lamps.
The best thing about these lights is that they remain cool to human touch.
So they don't work as small heaters like halogen lamps to raise the temperature of your interiors.
Of course, the initial cost of these lights is rather more than the traditional halogens.
However, these are designed to give a continuous rating of up to 75,000 hours, whereas halogen lamps are expected to have average life of 2000 hours, but they don't last even that long, especially when used at home because turning them on and off frequently causes them to become hot and cold causing their premature failure.
There is no such problem with LED down-lights.
These lights are cool to touch.
Since they don't release heat, your air conditioner is not strained and requires less energy for cooling the premises, meaning you make savings on your power bills.
Another helpful feature is that you get these lights in the same size as that of your normal halogen fittings, meaning that one can simply replace present halogen fittings with LED down-lights.
That means you need not drill any additional holes in your ceiling for accommodating new lights.
So, your replacement cost doesn't go up.
Moreover, they can be fixed quickly, meaning you really have no downtime.
Depending on the number of lights needing to be replaced, you can change over to new, efficient system of lighting in the course of one night or two.
This feature of retro fitting coupled with low consumption of electricity and hence low electricity bills makes their installation a very viable proposition.
You get attractive savings as these lights don't need frequent replacement.
It's estimated that you would have replaced more than thirty halogen lights, compared to just one LED light.
Moreover, businesses don't expect their staff to replace lights and get the needful done through maintenance firms.
So that's another substantial saving for you as a retailer.
That's because they have to keep their premises brightly lit for attracting consumers and for an effective display of their wares.
The intensity of light in some shops is so high that it is uncomfortable to walk through them, particularly in summers.
But in fact, most of the electricity for which the owners are required to pay is wasted.
Any retailers would simply jump at the idea of being able to reduce their energy bill by eighty to ninety percent.
Well, now there is a solution to that and many retail units are already following the same.
A lot of existing shops as well the new ones that keep coming up are replacing their present lights with the latest energy efficient LED down- lights.
The energy consumed by these new lights is significantly less, compared to halogen lamps.
The best thing about these lights is that they remain cool to human touch.
So they don't work as small heaters like halogen lamps to raise the temperature of your interiors.
Of course, the initial cost of these lights is rather more than the traditional halogens.
However, these are designed to give a continuous rating of up to 75,000 hours, whereas halogen lamps are expected to have average life of 2000 hours, but they don't last even that long, especially when used at home because turning them on and off frequently causes them to become hot and cold causing their premature failure.
There is no such problem with LED down-lights.
These lights are cool to touch.
Since they don't release heat, your air conditioner is not strained and requires less energy for cooling the premises, meaning you make savings on your power bills.
Another helpful feature is that you get these lights in the same size as that of your normal halogen fittings, meaning that one can simply replace present halogen fittings with LED down-lights.
That means you need not drill any additional holes in your ceiling for accommodating new lights.
So, your replacement cost doesn't go up.
Moreover, they can be fixed quickly, meaning you really have no downtime.
Depending on the number of lights needing to be replaced, you can change over to new, efficient system of lighting in the course of one night or two.
This feature of retro fitting coupled with low consumption of electricity and hence low electricity bills makes their installation a very viable proposition.
You get attractive savings as these lights don't need frequent replacement.
It's estimated that you would have replaced more than thirty halogen lights, compared to just one LED light.
Moreover, businesses don't expect their staff to replace lights and get the needful done through maintenance firms.
So that's another substantial saving for you as a retailer.
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