Well the truth is that as great as LED bulbs are, there haven't really been any that we believe would have been suitable for a domestic environment. This is because, in the past LED light has tended to be very cold and clinical rather than the warm cosy glow we prefer to use in our homes. Also, LEDs tended to have a very specific light beam with an unpleasant line around the edge which, when used in an enclosed area like, for example, a kitchen can result in dozens of rings around the walls which wouldn't create an ideal environment for cooking etc.

So determined not to give up, Good Energy has spent a lot of time testing many different types LED bulbs to find out which ones would suit our customers' needs the best. After a lot of help from our lighting experts down at Ryness and our resident LED testers (Ed and Sean from our software team), we finally found the perfect solution: the 24 SMD LED Spotlight Lamps from Envirolight, which are available in both GU10 and MR16 fittings.

These LED lamps use surface-mounted (SMD) LED technology. What that means is that 24 SMD LED's work from a single printed circuit board providing outstanding illumination that can be used to replace standard halogen spotlights in a wide range of applications. They also provide super long life and have a very low energy consumption.

The benefits of LED bulbs

• Most LED lamps consume between 1 and 3 Watts of energy. This means that the electricity cost to run an LED bulb is much lower than standard incandescent, compact fluorescent and halogen lamps. In some cases switching to LED lamps can yield a 95.4% saving on electricity charges.
• Unlike traditional light sources LED's do not get hot, so very little energy is wasted as heat.
• LED's do not produce ultraviolet or infrared rays which are light waves which cannot be seen by the human eye. What LED's do is convert a higher percentage of energy into light within the visible spectrum which means that less power is required to produce the same amount of useful light.
• The lifetime of an LED lamp is around 50,000 hours that means that under normal use an LED bulb will not need replacing for 12 years. Using LED lamps means that replacement bulb costs are reduced, as well as ‘man hours' spent replacing the lamps.
• Some materials used in the manufacture of other lighting sources, such as fluorescent lamps, require the use of harmful chemicals such as mercury. However, LED lamps contain no toxic materials which mean when they come to the end of their life they can be recycled, so they are much better for the environment.

The following table illustrates the energy savings you could achieve in a typical kitchen consisting of 6 x GU10 spotlights that are used for 3 hours a day:

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Delivery Information

This product is dispatched directly from Ryness who aim to deliver within 3 working days.