The LED lighting industry in the United States is already quite large and new innovations on the market promise to only expand its reach. The market not only offers great opportunities for LED sales reps, it also saves energy and helps the environment.
Eco-friendly lighting is an important aspect of any environmental movement due to how much energy it is able to conserve. Saving a watt of energy is generally more efficient than creating a watt of clean energy. LED lighting is a very practical solution for businesses that want to reduce their footprint. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, approximately 461 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) were used by commercial and residential buildings in 2011. Cutting into a number that large by significant percentages makes a huge difference, and is a significant advantage that LED lighting adoption offers.
One of the newest innovations in the LED lighting field are LED-based T8 tube lights. They offer 30% energy savings instantly, putting far less stress on the environment and creating less pollution. Perhaps their greatest advantage is their eco-friendly lighting design. They are designed to replace the overhead tube lights you closely associate with office environments. Traditional tube lighting has a dull quality that LED lighting significantly upgrades for a more pleasing experience. This in and of itself is motivation to convert to LED. When you consider that almost half of lighting electricity is used for the commercial sector, and a little under half of that is consumed by fluorescent tubes, applying the energy savings of LED lighting could have a huge impact on our office experiences and the environment at large.
LED lighting has other advantages that extend its lifespan and add to its eco-friendliness. The lights are highly durable and less likely than conventional bulbs to break. They are resistant to vibrations and shock, and hardy enough to last through exposure to bad weather or public use. They can also handle extreme cold and heat well. This makes them a great choice for eco-friendly lighting of outdoor spaces. They have almost no UV emissions, which makes them ideal for indoor lighting on sensitive materials in museums and art galleries, too. An additional advantage to these lights is that they do not contain mercury, like fluorescent bulbs do.
As long as LED lighting is taking such effective aim at the lighting market, LED lighting jobs should continue to grow. It’ll be interesting to see what happens in this exciting industry next.