Red1966
Well-Known Member
Even with LEDs, most the output is heat. The very best of them are only in the 40-50% efficiency range. Granted, much better than HID, but still less than half. Some of the cheap ones are no more efficient than HID. Every year, LEDs get better, tho. Not so much with HID. I wonder how many early adopters are wanting to replace their old LEDs with newer models. I plan to go LED after two more grows or so. Unless electricity rates go up substantially. That might accelerate my purchase. Right now, I figure I would only save $35 or so a month, not enough to pull the trigger.IMHO, it'll all be LED. The tech is advancing way too fast and that's where every lighting company is investing. When you're illuminating buildings and parking lots with it, canopy penetration isn't an issue.
I can't get behind a lighting product when most of its output is heat, not light. Inherently that's a problem.