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While acknowledging the good that comes from having light everywhere for commercial and safety reasons, we must also acknowldge the damage that results from decades spent lighting up the night sky, such as immense electricity budgets, confused wildlife, and, of course, decreased star visibility. Paul Bogard, author of "The End of the Night", which focuses on the world's unchecked light pollution, comments on this decreased visibility, noting that "what was once a most common human experience has become most rare."

As a multi-billion dollar industry, college and professional sports have become more than just a hobby to many Americans but an actual destination. As thousands of people pour into stadiums around the country each week, most don’t realize the cost of maintaining such a high-profile industry. Operational costs range well into the tens of thousands each day just to provide a well-lit facility. Recently, many professional and college organizations have made the leap into the LED lighting family as a means to try and trim their operating budgets.

A city using conventional street lighting can experience many issues and waste millions on energy and maintenance costs. Conventional lighting has a short lifespan and can go unrepaired if the city has a limited amount of money and staff. Detroit has been experiencing a streetlight epidemic for years, leaving many residents living in the dark at night. With the implementation of LED lighting, Detroit can solve their lighting dilemma, and transition out of the darkness.

College is meant to be a time to grow as an individual, develop specialized knowledge and expertise and start the process of becoming a working adult. But these great adventures usually don’t come without a risk or cost. As the number of college students grows, so does the size of campus and the need for improved safety measures. That's where LED lighting comes in. LED lighting technology can create a more pleasant and safe environment for students, while also giving colleges major savings on their utility budgets.

Contrary to traditional lighting sources, such as florescent lights, LED lighting is designed to serve your business exactly how it is. LED retrofitting has bridged the gap between current lighting infrastructure and premier lighting sources by giving businesses a way to gain the benefits without having to reinvent their current lighting systems. Although it sounds like a great idea, many people aren’t sure if it would work for their business. Whether you’re looking for savings on your business expenses or a better way to welcome customers, here’s how LED retrofitting can help your business.

While there is no question that LED lighting is becoming more affordable seemingly every day, making the switch is still a hefty, long term investment for many businesses. Ensuring the quickest possiblereturn on this investment requires significant research, calculations, and often consulting from an expert in the industry. Here at Electro-Matic LED Lighting, we strive to help our clients understand their options so they can utilize all of the grants, incentives, and other opportunities available to them. One incentive that many businesses we work with in Michigan can benefit from is the DTE Energy Michigan Made Bonus, which was designed with the goal of rewarding businesses who use products made in Michigan to improve the energy efficiency of their organizations.

Often times people are hesitant to switch to LED lighting because of the higher initial price tag associated with it. Although the dollar amount can be somewhat intimidating at first, what’s not talked about as much are the unseen benefits and cost savings. Here are some of the hidden benefits of LED lighting.

Everyone is trying to cut back on energy consumption, and the thought that the simple swap of a lightbulb from incandescent or fluorescent to LED could be an individual’s ticket to saving the environment is enough to turn some peoples’ heads. While “a little goes a long way” may hold true in the scenario, that is not to say that bigger may not be better. It’s great to feel like you are making a difference and, for some, even better to see a bit of savings in those bills, but if we are truly going to cut back on the amount of energy we spend on lighting, it will take a lot more than switching out a few refrigerator bulbs. Here are three places that LED lighting has the potential to make a huge difference.

October of 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the LED, and if that’s not reason enough to celebrate, consider the fact that LED lighting has made record strides in the past half decade alone, and in just two years time the industry is expected to surpass as much as $1 billion. What better way to take note of the occasion than to look back at where the LED has been alongside a peak into the future of where the LED is headed.