Householders and businesses could be missing out on vital opportunities to reduce their carbon footprint and electricity bills, according to leading LED light supplier Light Rabbit Ltd, which operates both LightRabbit.co.uk and LEDLights.co.uk
The leading online LED retailer is concerned that not enough is being done to promote LED light technology and its many benefits. “Promoting LED is not just about selling long lasting bulbs’’, commented Light Rabbit founder David Kennedy. “As an industry we need to be getting across the environmental and economic benefits of the technology, and harnessing its constant developments.
“We all need to start looking at LED technology as an investment rather than a fast moving consumer good,” Kennedy added. “At a micro level we need to be educating householders and businesses about the benefits of LED and how these outweigh the initial cost of switching. And at a macro level the whole industry needs to working more closely with Government and innovators to explore how we invest in LED developments and to make sure the environmental benefits are really being promoted.”
When the EU placed restrictions on the sale of incandescent bulbs back in 2012, many believed that LED technology would come to the fore. Instead many businesses and householders have turned to CFL – citing the initial costs in switching to LED as too high. “Unlike LED, CFL is unfortunately not a sustainable solution’’, warned Kennedy. “CFL bulbs are manufactured using mercury – not only are they more dangerous than LED, but they are extremely difficult to dispose of in a safe and responsible manner.”
LED light bulbs can help to reduce electricity consumption by upwards of 80% and are manufactured in a ‘clean’ way, with no toxic chemicals used.
