Recent articles have covered the clear benefits of replacing old lightbulbs with LEDs and outlined the many options you have when choosing LED bulbs. This article will expand on that last conversation by introducing a relatively new option: replacing your light fixtures with new models with no replaceable bulb at all, so-called “integrated” LEDs. Integrated … Read more
As we talked about in a recent article, replacing your old incandescent bulbs with LEDs is one of the biggest no-brainers in energy savings. Even if you’re somebody who doesn’t have the time or motivation to crawl through your attic with a can of spray foam, there’s just no excuse not to spend an hour … Read more
Shortly after posting the last article on the money math behind switching to LED lightbulbs, I found myself decorating for the holidays and staring at another application of the technology: strings of LED Christmas lights. I have to admit, I purchased our LED Christmas lights without doing any of the math I laid out in … Read more
Did you know that in 2014, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to the three guys who invented the blue light-emitting diode (LED)? Why such an important prize for just one of the colors on a string of Christmas lights? In the spirit of Thanksgiving, let’s take a minute to understand and appreciate the … Read more