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Efficacy of Light Sources

Incandescent
Halogen
Halogen HIR™
Mercury
Compact Fluorescent
Linear Fluorescent
Metal Halide
Ceramic Metal Halide
High Pressure Sodium
Low Pressure Sodium

10 - 20 LPW
15 - 25 LPW
20 - 33 LPW
40 - 60 LPW
55 - 80 LPW
60 - 105 LPW
80 - 105 LPW
90 - 105 LPW

65 - 140 LPW

150 - 200 LPW

The number of lumens you get for every watt consumed (called LPW or Lumens per Watt) is a measure of how efficient a light source is in converting electrical energy into light.

Lumens per Watt for lamps is like miles per gallon for a car. The higher the efficacy, the better the lamp is from an energy viewpoint.


1750/100 = 17.5 LPW
1520/24 = 63.3 LPW
40,000/400 = 100 LPW

Incandescent and halogen are the lowest efficacy sources, but they have other qualities that make them popular. Fluorescent and HID sources are very efficient.

   
 
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