| LED lighting for walkways and pathways is | | | | economical to use. |
| becoming increasingly popular. Why has this | | | | Outdoor LED lighting uses approximately ninety |
| happened and what are the reasons for its | | | | five percent less energy than the older style of |
| growing use in outdoor lighting? Durability along | | | | glass bulbs. Also, because these bulbs last for |
| with versatility, energy-saving and cutting down | | | | years energy is saved lowering replacement costs |
| on costs make these a very smart choice for | | | | and maintenance. LED light bulbs use only 2-10 |
| anyone looking for outdoor lighting. This article will | | | | watts of electricity. Small LED flashlight bulbs will |
| explore the 4 ways that LED (light-emitting diode) | | | | extend battery life 10 to 15 times longer than |
| lights excel over other forms of lighting outdoors. | | | | with incandescent bulbs. The cost savings by using |
| LED lighting is long-lasting unlike the bulbs we are | | | | LED outdoor lighting can be a major bonus. |
| accustomed to using. They are not easy to break | | | | The difference in longevity of an incandescent |
| as glass bulbs are because LEDs are made from | | | | bulb compared with an LED bulb is huge. A |
| solid state components. This makes them very | | | | two-watt LED bulb will last approximately sixty |
| difficult to damage with external shock unlike | | | | thousand hours whereas a sixty-watt |
| incandescent and fluorescent bulbs which are | | | | incandescent bulb will last approximately one |
| fragile. Along with being very robust they also | | | | thousand hours. LED bulbs last up to 10 times as |
| provide greater shapes, sizes and colours than | | | | long as compact fluorescents and much longer |
| traditional lighting methods. | | | | than typical incandescent bulbs. Because the |
| Without using color filters that traditional lighting | | | | electricity costs can be reduced by 80% or more |
| methods require LEDs are able to emit light of an | | | | many cities in the US are replacing their |
| intended color. They can very easily be dimmed | | | | incandescent traffic lights with LED lights. |
| either by lowering the forward current or with | | | | Some of the advantages of LED have been |
| pulse-width modulation. You will see them in | | | | looked at briefly. To sum up it has many |
| outdoor message signs such as scoreboards and | | | | attributes that make it a good choice for outdoor |
| warning lights which gives an indication of | | | | lighting such as durability, cost-cutting, |
| versatility. For gardens the shapes, sizes and | | | | energy-saving and versatility in shape, size and |
| colors are almost unlimited. They are also | | | | colour. |