{"id":857,"date":"2023-01-16T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/?p=857"},"modified":"2023-01-16T20:30:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:30:14","slug":"switching-to-led-lights-2023-is-the-year-to-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/electrical\/switching-to-led-lights-2023-is-the-year-to-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Switching to LED Lights: 2023 Is the Year to Do It!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lightbulb-LED-100-dollar-bills.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lightbulb-LED-100-dollar-bills-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"lightbulb-LED-100-dollar-bills\" class=\"wp-image-417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lightbulb-LED-100-dollar-bills-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lightbulb-LED-100-dollar-bills-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lightbulb-LED-100-dollar-bills.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We don\u2019t like making New Years\u2019 resolutions for others, but sometimes people feel at a loss for what they want to achieve in the new year. So we\u2019d like to make a suggestion, one that\u2019s not too difficult to achieve when you have the right people working with you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Change your home\u2019s indoor lighting over entirely to LED lights.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of this job you can do on your own. For basic lamps or anyplace you have easily accessible light bulb fixtures, you only need to purchase LED bulbs of the same wattage and replace the old incandescent bulbs with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LED lights cost more to purchase, but they aren\u2019t super expensive, and the long-term benefits and savings are well worth it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But you have more complex lighting in your house, and this is where you\u2019ll need electrical professionals to handle the retrofit that makes your home into a true LED home. Scherer Electric is the company to trust when it comes to <a href=\"\/service-areas\/orchard-park-ny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indoor lighting in Orchard Park, NY<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Are LED Lights Really That Beneficial?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! They\u2019re so beneficial that we expect them to eventually surpass incandescent bulbs and make them obsolete\u2014and sooner than you might think. Here are several of the reasons LED lights are beneficial and the way of the future:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>They have long lifespans: <\/strong>The standard incandescent bulb can last for three years and may fail earlier than that. An LED bulb can last for up to 12 years. You\u2019ll replace your incandescent bulb four times during the lifespan of a single LED bulb.<\/li><li><strong>They save energy: <\/strong>LED lights do not lose as much energy to heat the way that incandescent bulbs do. If you replace your incandescent bulbs with LED ones, you could see a 60% to 70% improvement in energy efficiency. That will add up to some tremendous savings on your electricity bill.<\/li><li><strong>They don\u2019t emit much heat: <\/strong>Turning on incandescent light bulbs will raise the heat inside a room. You only have to put your hand near one of these bulbs when lit to feel this. LED lights lose very little of their energy to heat because of their high efficiency, and this means they won\u2019t add much heat to your house.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>No UV emissions: <\/strong>Most of the light from LED bulbs is in the visible spectrum, rather than UV light. This has several benefits: they can help combat seasonal affective disorders and they won\u2019t damage sensitive artwork.<\/li><li><strong>Better for the environment: <\/strong>Because LED lights use less energy, they put a lower demand on power plants. Their longevity means they won\u2019t quickly fill up landfills. And the manufacturing of LED bulbs is environmentally friendly since it doesn\u2019t use mercury.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Versatile: <\/strong>You can do a lot with LED lights, as much as you can with incandescent bulbs. They have dimming capabilities and work better as directional lights (such as recessed lights) than standard bulbs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to know more about making the switch to LED this year? Call us and get started on this New Years\u2019 Resolution!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Scherer Electric Is Western New York\u2019s Favorite Electrician! <\/strong><a href=\"\/contact-us\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Arrange for improvements for your indoor lighting with us today.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LED lights cost more to purchase, but they aren\u2019t super expensive, and the long-term benefits and savings are well worth it.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[87],"tags":[90,108],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=857"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":861,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857\/revisions\/861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}