Upgrading your home or business to LED lighting will provide you with long-term cost savings as well as reducing your property’s contribution to carbon emissions. Most people that have retrofitted their properties with LED lighting have saved up to 80% on their annual energy bill.

People want to get the best value for money. Even though people see the cost saving benefits, they still want to minimise their upfront expense. Quite often, many people opt for a cheaper supplier or even go down the DIY route which is cheaper in the short-term, but over the long-term it may cost them twice or three times as much due to other expenses occurring. Here are a few things that you should keep in mind.

1. Longevity of the LED lights.

Cheaper LED light bulbs are said to provide the illumination and longevity of the more expensive and higher quality LED lamps, however most usually fail in less than a year. This leads to replacement and maintenance costs, which will quickly erode any of the cost savings from your initial purchase.

2. Safety.

Touching an LED lamp should be safe, however, there are many that are sold on the market (particularly on sites like Ebay), which are actually a safety hazard. Some LED lamps have a safety fault which makes the outside live, thus giving anyone that touches the lamp an electric shock. It isn’t worth jeapordising the safety of your family, friends, customers or staff with these cheaper LED lamps.

3. Costs from health issues.

One of the indirect costs comes from health issues or accidents as a result of having poor quality lighting. Flickering or low lit lighting can cause eye strains and headaches, which will make people less productive and increase the costs in your home or in your business.

Invest in high quality LEDs with on-bill finance.

One of the ways LEDified helps businesses and homeowners to upgrade to LED lighting is with on-bill funding. This is a financing method whereby the cost of the LED upgrade is packaged into your existing energy bill and the cost savings that you will receive with the upgrade will be bundled into your ongoing energy bills.

With this method, there isn’t any upfront costs and you will continue to pay your bill as usual until the final bill is paid. Afterwards, the bill from your energy supplier will be reduced because the finance payback scheme will have stopped.

The benefit with this program is that your property will be fitted with high-quality products without the need to make a large upfront cash contribution.

If you would like to find out more, get in touch with a LEDified consultant who can help you.