Know More about Plant Lighting - Consider Efficiency With Efficacy
As more and more plant growers are adopting energy-efficient lighting sources over conventional incandescent lights, LEDs are gradually gaining dominance over the market. LEDs or Light Emitting Diodes can be your best bet for supplemental lighting to grow plants. However, with HPS or High-Pressure Sodium technology incorporated in LEDs, initially, you might have to make significant investments. The energy-efficiency and long-lasting LEDs will, nevertheless, be worth every penny. While choosing the LED lamps, there are a few factors that you should keep in mind for a good service life – Operating hours of the lamp annually Purchasing cost of lamps Installation and maintenance cost Electricity cost Additional cost for electrical capacity in some lamps (if any) Efficacy or electrical efficiency that varies in each type of LED lamp Primarily, if not exclusively, you should consider the economics of lighting technology while choosing a light. The lifespan of an LED lamp varies from ty