LED Grow Lights Cost Comparison to HID Lighting
Electricity Costs vs. HPS
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| These energy savings become more important as energy costs continue to rise. |
Peripheral Equipment
• Unlike HID lighting and fluorescent lighting that require bulky ballasts, our LEDs are compact, lightweight, and up to
four LED grow lights can be run on a single power supply that plugs directly into a wall socket or bus line.
• LED grow lights require no reflector. The LGM product line is complete with built in reflectors to focus the light only
where it is needed.
Replacement Costs
• Replacing bulbs and ballasts is a recurring cost of traditional lighting that is greatly reduced using LEDs. LED
Grow Master bars are rated for 100,000 hours of life (over 11 years if operated 24 hours a day) with no light
degradation. This is 10-20 times longer than traditional light sources.
Heat Management
• LED Grow Master lighting puts off only trace amounts of heat. High pressure sodium lighting creates a great deal
of waste heat that must be ventilated in warm weather when the price of electricity is at its peak.
Disposal Costs
• HPS and fluorescent lighting are considered hazardous waste and require special disposal that includes disposal
fees. LED Grow Master lighting contains no lead, mercury, or glass parts. This not only saves money in disposal fees
but also makes them a safer lighting option for gardeners and the environment.
Water Use
• Plants will use far less water under a non-radiant light source.
Nutrient Use
• We recommend cutting nutrient use in half when gardening under LEDs.
• Unlike HID lighting and fluorescent lighting that require bulky ballasts, our LEDs are compact, lightweight, and up to
four LED grow lights can be run on a single power supply that plugs directly into a wall socket or bus line.
• LED grow lights require no reflector. The LGM product line is complete with built in reflectors to focus the light only
where it is needed.
Replacement Costs
• Replacing bulbs and ballasts is a recurring cost of traditional lighting that is greatly reduced using LEDs. LED
Grow Master bars are rated for 100,000 hours of life (over 11 years if operated 24 hours a day) with no light
degradation. This is 10-20 times longer than traditional light sources.
Heat Management
• LED Grow Master lighting puts off only trace amounts of heat. High pressure sodium lighting creates a great deal
of waste heat that must be ventilated in warm weather when the price of electricity is at its peak.
Disposal Costs
• HPS and fluorescent lighting are considered hazardous waste and require special disposal that includes disposal
fees. LED Grow Master lighting contains no lead, mercury, or glass parts. This not only saves money in disposal fees
but also makes them a safer lighting option for gardeners and the environment.
Water Use
• Plants will use far less water under a non-radiant light source.
Nutrient Use
• We recommend cutting nutrient use in half when gardening under LEDs.
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