LED PAR36 bulb -We recently returned from the Outdoor Lighting Perspectives annual conference. Certainly, the biggest news on the technology front was the introduction of a new LED PAR36 bulb.
Some of the features of this bulb:
- 6watt (over 80% reduction in power consumption)
- 3000 degrees Kelvin (warm white)
- 50,000 hour rating (compared to 5,000 for halogen)
- 5 year warranty
The light quality? Side by side against a new halogen bulb, the light output (temperature) is so close that it’s hard to tell one from the other. This light is also an easy retrofit in existing fixtures using PAR36 halogen bulbs. Benefits: the energy efficiencies saves electricity and super long burn rate lowers maintenance costs. Typical payback on an LED conversion is less than 2 years.
LED bulbs replacing the MR16 bulb is also available now and an LED retrofit bulb for path lights will be coming in April, 2012.
Clearly, LED technology has finally arrived for Outdoor Lighting Perspectives.
