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LED Landscape Lighting in Action!

Landscape lighting does not need to be extravagant nor consume large amounts of energy. The outdoor lighting for this home is entirely LED. This design uses 12 low voltage light fixtures for a total of 38 watts of electricity.

LED is short for light emitting diode.  Basically LED lights are small electronic light bulbs. The big difference between LED and incandescent light bulbs is that LED lights have no filaments. The filament in a standard incandescent bulb is the small piece of wire which heats up and glows as electricity passes through it. The filament is also the piece of wire that breaks and rattles when a bulb goes out.

 

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LEDs generate light by passing electricity through a solid semiconductor. Since the material the electricity passes through is solid, LED lights are much more durable than incandescent lights. LED lights also use about one fifth of the electricity of incandescent lights.

 

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The major drawback of LED lights is their cost. However, because of improved optics and decreased operational cost LED lights have become a popular choice for many home owners.

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