A recent survey carried out by the Energy Saving Trust found that in the UK, we could save more than £1.4 billion every year on our electricity bills by simply replacing our old inefficient bulbs.

This is something we consistently find at EPC Bromley.  Houses continue to have the traditional but completely inefficient old style halogen and incandescent bulbs.  This is despite the huge cost saving potential of using energy saving light bulbs, such as LEDs and CFL bulbs.

EPC Bromley estimated that the saving could be as much as £50 per year per household.

The UK is well behind other countries in Europe when it comes to our yearly LED purchases.  Just one-third of all of our bulb purchases are LEDs.

According to EPC Bromley, Why is this the case in the UK?

Perhaps people are confused as to exactly what energy saving bulbs they should be buying in each case?  Perhaps the information available is too confusing?  When comparing the 60 watt wattage in an incandescent bulb to the comparable wattage in an LED bulb the much lower and varied wattages can certainly be confusing.

It seems that clear labelling is certainly one of the issues.

Price would seem to be another.  LED bulbs can often cost around the £7 mark, whereas the old fashioned equivalent can cost significantly more.  When replacing all the bulbs in the house it can certainly seem quite expensive, the £50 per year saving ends up looking quite small.

However, most LED bulbs have an expected lifespan of between ten and twenty years.  This means that you may never have to replace them in all the time you live in the house.  As we all know, the same cannot be said of halogen bulbs, some of which seem to go every other week!

At EPC Bromley we highly recommend LED bulbs, not only because of the cost saving but because of the crisp white light and stylish designs which complement any house.  If you think that low energy bulbs need to be ugly, curly and dim, think again.