Showing posts with label LED cost savings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LED cost savings. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

LED Savings

I know last week we pointed out the cost savings realized when you switch a mercury vapor lighting system over to LED but I found more information I wanted to share.
One of our high end lighting manufacturers that we install on a regular basis, Kichler, has a fabulous feature on their website.  It is a cost savings calculator that you enter in the current wattage of your lamps and your electric cost and it will let you know exactly how much savings you would expect when switching over.  You can find the calculator at 


For a general comparison, they offer this chart that shows you the savings you should expect.

If you are interested in learning about switching to an LED system, give us a call at 210-657-7737.




Tuesday, June 25, 2013

New LED Retrofits are now available!

Preferred Landscape and Lighting has been a huge fan of the Kichler line of LED outdoor light fixtures and have been using them in our new installations for years.  Now Kichler has taken their LED expertise and created LED lamps designed to be retrofitted into your existing system.

Outdoor lighting systems that are not LED can be costly to operate not only from the increased amount of electricity they require but also in the additional cost of maintenance and bulb replacement.  Kichler estimates that an older system with 25 fixtures could cost over $10,500 to operate over a 6 year period.  Compare that to their estimate of running the existing system but using LED lamps, it would cost just over $500 over a 6 year time period which would provide a $10,000 savings!

The new lamps have been designed to be used in outdoor and wet locations and can be used in either open or enclosed fixtures.  They have a manufacturer's warranty for 30,000 hours or 6 years!  Can you imagine not having to change a lamp for over 6 years?!?

The new line comes in a variety of types of lamps to fit many different systems including MR16 lamps, Bipin lamps, Par 36, Par 30, Par 20, 88 Wedge.  They offer all of the lamps with 3 different color choices and 5 different spread options.  They also offer both 12V and 120V options.

If you are interested in learning more about these new LED lamps, please give us a call at 210-657-7737 and we can discuss how these lamps may work for you.

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