Is Your Landscape Lighting Up To Date? Switching to LED
Like all technology in recent years, the technology in the landscape lighting industry has been evolving. In particular, modern landscape lighting has become more energy efficient, more environmentally-friendly, and more elegant.
One of the biggest changes over the past five years has been the introduction of LED lighting. At first, LED lights couldn’t compete with halogen lights, but now LED lighting is the standard in outdoor lighting installation.
What does this mean for your outdoor lighting system? If your landscape lighting still runs on halogen bulbs, there’s a chance you may need an upgrade to a new system.
When your landscape lighting system is out of date
Like your roof and HVAC system, your landscape lighting system will eventually run its course. Although landscape lighting fixtures are built to last, they can become worn over the years and will eventually need replacement.
This is especially true in light of the LED bulb’s conquering of the outdoor lighting installation industry. Landscape lighting that was initially designed for halogen bulbs may not be compatible with LED bulbs and therefore new fixtures may be necessary.
However, this isn’t necessarily true. If your system is in good shape and only needs some redesign, you may be able to work with your outdoor lighting service to get your system up to date. But if your system is reaching the end of its life, it may be in your best interest to simply install a new landscape lighting system.
Landscape lighting is considered essential, according to 41% of homeowners, but only newer systems are capable of using LED lights. This may seem like an unnecessary expense to some homeowners, but overall LED lighting can actually save homeowners money.
LED lights provide superior illumination while using less energy. Even better, they produce a very small amount of heat compared to halogen lights. Therefore, not only would your utility bills be reduced, but so would the risk of a fire.
It can be difficult to tell whether or not your landscape lighting system is up to date or whether it will operate using LED light bulbs. For more information on landscape lighting and exterior lighting installation in St. Louis, contact Radiant Exterior Lighting today.
