With history books claiming the obsolete incandescent bulbs, consumers now have more updated and energy efficient variables to chose from namely LEDs, CFLs and Halogens. But which out of these is the best bet?
The reason for our endorsement does not come without valid reasons and proofs, a part of which we reproduce below to help you draw your own conclusions and make your own choice.
the amount of energy a light bulb uses. The lower the watts, the lower the electric bill. CFLs and LEDs have a lower wattage than incandescent bulbs, but emit the same light output.
Wattage Breakdown to understand the difference among different lighting sources.
Save up to 80% a year in energy costs in comparison with Incandescent Lightings
Lasts up to 20+ years
Do not contain mercury
Pricing is a little on the higher side
Slightly highly priced
these can have multiple applications in indoor, outdoor and industrial lighting; their directional feature makes them the perfect choice for varied applications whether to create dim, warm or cool lighting.
Save up to 50% a year in energy costs in comparison with Incandescent Lightings
Lasts up to 9 years
contain small amount of mercury
Medium ranged pricing
Contains mercury; has a slow start up; requires proper disposal ; cannot be used much for outdoor lighting; not very bright
Can only be applied to areas that don’t require instant lighting; they can be applied to common areas and offices where the light requires being on for a long time. They can’t be used for industrial purposes
Save up to 10-20% a year in energy costs in comparison with Incandescent Lightings
lasts up to an year
Do not contain mercury
Almost costs as much as Incandescent Lighting
even though bright it dissipates a lot of heat; cannot be dimmed and used for varied applications; has limited advantages
they have limited applications which are majorly used for spotlighting; they are very bright and dissipate heat thus mostly have outdoor applications only. Halogens sometimes find use in industrial purposes but in a limited capacity
