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No, the problem they are trying to solve is not light pollution, it is that incandescent bulbs use several times as much electricity as LEDs.
by santoshalper 3y ago
No, the problem they are trying to solve is not light pollution, it is that incandescent bulbs use several times as much electricity as LEDs.
- _yb2s 3y agoMaking it more efficient just means people will think even less before brightly lighting things up all night long that either don’t need lighting at all or don’t need it so bright. LEDs are so efficient and cheap that the result is massive light pollution. The solution to energy waste is to make light dimmer and more localized.
- thehappypm 3y agoThat would be the case if LEDs weren’t so, so much more efficient. Like 5x more efficient, easily.
- Syonyk 3y ago5-6x, yes. And I can't help but think my neighbor with literally hundreds of watts of LED bulbs around the outside of their house might not decide to light the night quite as often if they were all incandescents. I can read a newspaper by their lights, which aren't even aimed at me, about 3/8 mile away. It's absurd.