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LED Lighting vs Incandescent Lighting

August 31st, 2011 | 0 min. read

By Steve Sheinkopf

Look at these two seemingly identical pictures:

futurelight before

VS

futurelight after

The lighting is almost identical in terms of color and temperature with one rather large exception: The top picture uses 700 incandescent watts versus 80 FutureLight LED watts to accomplish the same basic task

Here is the difference:

  • $480 dollars vs $60 per year (costs 21 cents per kWH, I factored 20 cents)
  • Bulb replacement three times a year at 8 hours a day of operation (low voltage bulb costs 5.99)...LED once every 13 years
  • Guy to replace said bulbs $32 per week (we have hundreds of these in the store)
  • Reduced drag on the AC. Incandescent heats to 300, multiply that by hundreds of bulbs. LED does not emit heat. Hard to know the cost savings.

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Steve Sheinkopf

Steve Sheinkopf is the third-generation CEO of Yale Appliance and a lifelong Bostonian. He has over 38 years of experience in the appliance industry, and he is a trusted source of information for consumers on how to buy and repair appliances.

Steve has also been featured in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Consumer Reports, The Boston Globe, Bloomberg Radio, the New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Entrepreneur, for his knowledge of how to buy appliances and appliance repair.

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Despite being the worst goalie in history, Steve is a fan of the Bruins and college hockey, loves to read, and is a Peloton biker. The love of his life is his daughter, Sophie.

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