The advancement in lighting technologies now means that there are a spectrum of energy saving light bulbs available to purchase which can make it difficult to decide which ones are right for your application. The broad range of energy saving light bulbs are LED, Halogen and CFL bulbs which use their own technologies and accordingly have differing characteristics and energy efficiencies. Here I will offer a broad overview of the energy saving light bulbs technologies which ought to assist you in making the right choice for your lighting scheme.
Halogen LIght Bulbs
Halogen bulbs are basically a high technology version of the early incandescent filament light bulb. The incandescent light bulb was as a matter of fact invented by Thomas Edison in 1879. Most halogen energy saving light bulbs save over and above 25% in electricity costs and the lion’s share are compatible with dimmer switches. Additionally, halogen energy saving light bulbs use miniature technology which means the bulbs can be made small and with gratifying aesthetics.
CFL Light Bulbs
The CFL energy saving light bulbs is in essence a miniature fluorescent tube and has awesome efficiency saving 75-80% in electricity. The technology has advanced a lot from the first CFL’s and quality ones do not flicker and they accomplish full brightness quite quickly. The main drawback of the CFL energy saving light bulbs is that its appearance can be poor, particularly where the fluorescent tubes are visible, but there are some very favorable looking spherical shaped CFL’s around. One thing is for sure and that is that the modern CFL is a colossal improvement on its predecessors.
LED Light Bulbs
LED’s are for sure the optimum in energy saving light bulbs. When compared to ordinary light bulbs then LED’s can provide up to a 90% energy saving. LED bulbs have the further benefit of being extremely eco friendly. Landfill is cut down because LED bulbs have a really long life and the carbon foot print is minimised as a consequence of the exceedingly low electricity consumption. As a last thought the appearance is highly critical because the LED energy saving light bulbs do have a very modern look about them which works with certain lighting schemes but not with others.