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Today it seems you are hearing a great deal about helping the planet and saving energy and going “green”. It is wonderful to see that people are concerned about energy consumption and new technology is slowly becoming more environmentally friendly and one area of this is the light bulb.

Since 1879 when Edison first presented the light bulb as an alternative to kerosene lamps, we have marveled at this great invention, never thinking that there could ever be anything better. But as we study the energy draining products of today, the incandescent light bulb is right at the top of the list. An energy guzzling device that emits a distorted yellowish glare, it is still considered the cheapest option on the market.

During the 1920s, fluorescent lighting was used in garages and commercial buildings where it was a good replacement for the regular light bulb. Fluorescent lighting produces up to 75% less heat than a regular light bulb, but it also had its drawbacks that kept it from being a suitable replacement for residential use. The problems with fluorescent lighting were the large tubes filled with mercury, the temperature sensitivity and intermittent flickering, as well as the problems of disposing of the lighting.

During the 1970s, we began earnestly thinking of energy consumption and the tungsten halogen lamp or quartz lamp was designed. This is a great bulb because of the clarity of light that surpasses the incandescent light bulb, the life span is much longer and requires a much lower voltage. Although the benefits and quality outweigh the common light bulb, the public is still resistant to the change because of the increased cost but many people are moving in this direction just to save in energy consumption.

In the 1960s the best discovery of all was made and the alternative lighting was known as LED. This is a product made of a silicon element which is able to convert electrical energy to light energy, but without any of the disadvantages that regular light types have. This type of lighting was invented by Nick Holonyak and he has received many honors for this amazing innovation.

You are most likely familiar with the little red indicator light which tells you if a particular thing is on or off that are referred to as the LED lights. LED stand for light-emitting diode and is nothing like light bulbs that we are accustomed to. They are wonderful, as they are energy efficient with a long life span, give off no heat and have no distorted tint or parts that move.

This technology is being worked on all the time now and as a result there are bulbs being used as replacements in street lights and decorative lighting, as well as for LCD displays of flat screen televisions. Although the costs associated with this technology are high at first, the savings and other benefits outweigh that. Pretty soon all light bulbs will be replaced by the energy efficient and saving LED. This only shows that it is possible to make a better light bulb.

Interested in learning more about LED lighting fixture? I suggest you do some reading here on energy saving lighting.

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