Russell Parr, CEO at PowerLed, explains why adopting lumens as a metric can reduce energy costs, lower CO2 emissions and lead to smarter purchasing decisions.
With the fast-paced evolution of lighting technologies like LEDs, precision in measuring brightness has become paramount. For electrical contractors, understanding the value of using lumens instead of watts is essential.
Why focus on lumens?
For decades, wattage has served as the standard marker by which the brightness of a bulb has been judged. Everyone could take for granted that a 100 W bulb was brighter than a 60 W bulb. Wattage, however, is a measure of energy usage not brightness, and today, with the advent of energy-saving solutions like LEDs, it no longer provides accuracy when evaluating brightness.
Lumens, on the other hand, is the standard measure of brightness and as such offers a clearer picture of an LED’s performance. Industry pioneers, PowerLed, see the shift to lumens over watts as vital in helping electrical contractors and consumers take full advantage of the benefits that the latest LED technologies have to offer, enabling them to achieve ideal lighting conditions while simultaneously improving energy efficiency and sustainability.
Illuminating the path forward
PowerLed has been developing pioneering lighting solutions since 1995, combining expertise, research and market knowledge to launch innovative new products. Powerled’s new +Flex LED tape, for example, significantly outperforms basic LED flexitape when comparing the brightness generated to the power used. Similarly, its modern floodlights produce the same luminosity achieved by previous models but with a significantly smaller wattage.
Given the company is constantly evolving new products that give greater luminosity per watt, this strengthens PowerLed’s position for using lumens rather than watts when choosing the most efficient lighting solutions.
The company’s expertise in power technology and large-scale production has led to the development of innovative, constantly evolving LED solutions with ever-increasing efficiency and reliability. The extensive range of intelligent, commercial LED lighting options feature quality components and next-gen technologies and can be deployed across a broad spectrum of retail, commercial and industrial applications.
The PowerLed range of LED power supplies is suitable for both interior and exterior installations and in addition to compact sizes, power factor correction, high efficiency and isolated or non-isolated design, features unique benefits. Its LED drivers are CE approved, comply with UK, EU and international safety certification, and come with warranties of up to five years.
Equally important for PowerLed is quality assurance. While some producers have been known to use testing conditions that can exaggerate lifespan, PowerLed carries out extensive testing during the assembly process to ensure accurate lifespans are provided. Moreover, the focus is on warranty, rather than operational hours, giving contractors increased confidence in the products.
Staying ahead of the curve
For electrical contractors wishing to stay ahead of the curve, understanding the shift from watts to lumens is essential when choosing the right LED lighting solution. With specialists like PowerLed focusing on providing solutions that deliver increasingly more lumens per watt, contractors that adopt the lumens metric will be better positioned to help their own customers.
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