LightenUp LED's Energy efficient non polluting lighting for the future
 

Change to LED's and cut your lighting power bill by 66% instantly and in many cases up to 90%

See Your Home In A Whole New Light

LED's are a revolution in lighting.  They use very little energy, they hardly ever need changing and they contain no harmful mercury.  LED's incredibly long working life and low energy requirements mean that in addition to effectively replacing existing lighting we can begin to use lighting in new ways, creatively incorporating light into architectural and interior design.

When making the change to LED's we need to shift our thinking from the idea that light bulbs are a low quality 'throwaway' item.  High Power LED's are very high quality, robust, attractive appliances that give light.  Think of them more as you would a light fitting because in many cases they will last just as long.

Did you know that in 2007 the Australian government enacted a law that will ban the sale of most incandescent lightbulbs by 2009?  Until now compact fluorescents have been our only alternative, they do save energy but they contain dangerous levels of highly toxic mercury which make them anything but 'green'.  LED's are the energy saving, environmentally friendly choice in lighting. 


This comparison table is a careful assessment of various types of lighting that will give the equivalent amount of light to a 60W incandescent bulb. Many LED comparisons will misleadingly show a cheaper purchase price and a lower wattage but they are simply not bright enough to be considered a true alternative to a standard 60W bulb. The LED Model we have based this comparison on is the G605C you can find it with our high power bulbs.  Of course there are many applications where this level of light is not required.  LED's that have a lower light output such as a decorative candle bulb equivalent to a 20 Watt incandescent bulb use only 1.8 Watts of power and can be purchased for around $10.

Lighting Type

Incandescent

Halogen

Compact Fluorescent/

Fluorescent

LED

Description

Electrical current

passes

through a

thin tungsten filament

heating it

until it

produces light. 

Similar to

incandescent

but halogen

gas enables it

to operate

at higher

temperatures

making it

slightly more

energy efficient.

A tube is

coated with

phosphor salts

and is filled

with a gas

containing low pressure

mercury vapor.

A heated

tungsten cathode then fires off

electrons which react with the

phosphors to

create light.

Light emitting diodes

produce light

through a solid state

process called

electroluminescence.

Power Used

A 60 Watt bulb

uses 60 Watts.

Approx

50 Watts.

15 Watts

About

one-quarter the

power of an incandescent

bulb.

6 Watts

One-tenth the power of an incandescent bulb.

Heat Generated

The glass coating of a general service

light bulb

can reach temperatures

of over 200 degrees Celsius.  Over 95% of energy used is wasted as heat.

The bulb

surface must

be very hot, generally over

250 degrees Celsius.

Fluorescent lights emit around 30% of

their energy output as heat.

LED’s generate a small amount of heat at their electrical connection (approx 50-60 degrees Celsius) but the light itself emits no heat whatsoever.

Working Life

 

750-1000hrs

500-3000hrs

Approx 10 000hrs

50 000hrs+

Cost over

working

lifetime

(50 000 hrs)

$50

50 Bulbs

$35

17 Bulbs

$35

5 Bulbs

$60

1 Bulb

Lifetime

Running

Cost*

$600

$500

$150

$60

Total Cost Over Lifetime

$650

$535

$185

$120

Lifetime Carbon

Emissions**

1830kg

1525kg

457kg

183kg

*Lifetime Running Cost is based on a calculation of 20 cents per Kilowatt Hour

**Lifetime Carbon Emissions is based on a calculation of .61 kg of emissions per Kilowatt hour used.