[ Focus: LED lighting ]


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Amid rising energy bills and growing pressure for us all to do more to reduce carbon emissions, LED lighting is becoming increasingly popular – and ECA members are in a strong position to benefit from the specification and installation of this technology. ROB SHEPHERD identifies 10 things you need to know about it


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t is estimated that lighting accounts for more than 19 per cent of the world’s total electricity consumption. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) believes that a quarter of the potential energy savings to be made in homes


by 2030 could come from getting rid of incandescent lamps, while lighting could account for more than a third of savings in commercial properties – and nearly half in the public sector.


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It is, therefore, not surprising that a technology capable of saving money and lowering carbon footprints is in high demand from commercial and domestic consumers. Some of the industry’s leading manufacturers reported growth rates of more than 30 per cent in revenues generated from light-emitting diode (LED) sales in 2011, and the global LED lighting market is forecast to be worth $25.4bn in 2013, according to a recent Digitimes Research special report.


Such impressive figures suggest that electrical


contractors should be looking to get involved with this potentially lucrative sector – so here are the top 10 things you need to know about LED lighting:


1. LED lighting is an excellent way to save energy One of the key strengths of LED lighting is reduced power consumption, as it uses considerably less energy than compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) to produce the same level of light. In fact, an LED system typically uses 70 per cent


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