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What is the 80/80 rule in LED lighting?

Save 80% off your electricity bill

Use 80% less energy

Those are some pretty amazing statistics. Go green. Save energy and save money.

Use LED outdoor lighting fixtures and save energyThat’s not all. The numbers get even better:

The LED bulbs last 12 times longer than the halogen bulb – approximately 50,000 hours!

The LED bulbs should last about 20 years !

It’s hard to imagine an environmental and financial case that make more sense.

So here’s what to do:

If you don’t already have outdoor lighting, call your local outdoor lighting representative and ask for a free quote. Any reputable outdoor lighting company will be willing to come out to your home, give you design ideas based on your goals, and give you a free estimate. With some companies, it’s as easy as uploading a picture of your home and they will call you with ideas and a pricing estimate.

If you already have solar outdoor lighting or low-volage outdoor lighting, call about a quote to upgrade to LED bulbs. You may even be able to use your existing lighting fixtures.

Jim Schwartz Outdoor Lighting St. LouisJim Schwartz, the Outdoor Lighting Perspectives owner in St. Louis has been offering the new LED outdoor lighting and LED fixture retrofits for a while now for residential, commercial and Christmas/Holiday lighting.

Offering Outdoor Lighting in St. Louis for over a decade now, Jim has many, many customers using low voltage outdoor lighting. This is still a tremendous option. It costs less on the front end and low voltage is still energy efficient. The bulbs don’t last as long as LED bulbs but also cost less up front.

If you’re in the St. Louis area and interested in finding out more about LED outdoor lighting, call (636) 561 – 1818.

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It really does pay to change light bulbs

As more of our customers start purchasing and changing over to LED light fixtures and light bulbs, we are starting to see some really good math about the savings that can be realized in more energy efficient bulbs.

Energy saving light bulbs We recently received this coupon from our energy company, Duke Energy. Their offer – a free 6-pack of energy smart light bulbs. The value of this offer was almost $12 at the retailer where the coupon could be redeemed – WalMart. My husband was ranting and raving about the coupon so I asked to see the coupon to find the hidden disclaimer, offer, or some other indicator that it really was too good to be true. But, Duke Energy was really just handing us $11.88 in free light bulbs.

Being in the business, I realized the savings for the Duke Energy and how it would pay off for Duke and for us. But, I looked on their web site to see the financials in detail. This bulb uses 75% less energy and pays for itself in 6 months. It also lasts 10 times longer than traditional incandescent bulbs.

So how can Duke afford to do this?

From their mailing they state, “If every Duke Energy customer receiving this offer installs six CFL’s, our customers will save the amount of energy needed to serve 51,000 homes.

So, switching to energy efficient bulbs such as LED’s for outdoor lighting will not only pay for itself long before the bulb goes out, it also pays off by saving energy.

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Offset Infrared Patio Heater of Stainless Steel

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* 18 in. Base x 93 in. H 53 lbs No UV rays, silent operations 90% energy conversion 100% Heat production within seconds No wasteful heating of the air 9 ft. blanket of heat, not affected by wind 5000 hour lamp life About 1/10 the energy costs of LPG Heaters No harmful emissions or [...]

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