Energy Saving Lighting and Bulbs

With the ever increasing cost of electricity now is the time to buy energy saving bulbs and lights which can save you over 80% on your lighting bills and help save the environment.

Energy saving lightbulbs are a great way of saving on your electric bill and helping the environment. They will use up to 80 per cent less electricity than a standard bulb and produce the same light output in your home or office.

Always turn your lights off when you leave a room and adjust your curtains or blinds to let in as much natural light in your room as possible during the day.

If you use a particular light for an average of four hours or more a day, then replace it with an energy saving model with the same light output will use around a quarter of the electricity and last up to 12 times longer. Energy efficient bulbs cost around £2.50 each, but will give you a saving on your bills of £10 over the year.

Modern technology has introduced LED energy saving lighting and this works very well when replacing your GU10 and MR16 spotlights, an led GU10 can replace a 35watt model with just a 3 watt led spotlight. LED bulbs can have between 3 high powered bulbs to standard led bulbds with 24, 30, 48, 60 or even 80 leds.

Energy saving lightbulbs come in a wide range from stick shaped bulbs, candle shaped varieties, with small or medium screw and bayonet fittings.

Below is an energy chart showing the equivalent light output for energy efficient lighbulbs:

Ordinary bulbs	Energy saving equivalent
25W	5-7W
40W	7-9W
60W	11-15W
75W	15-18W
100W	20-23W
>100W	23W >

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