Recently, the Energy and Technology Lighting Forum “held in Fengtai District, Beijing Consumers’ Association and the Bandung Hui Yang, to attend the lighting industry associations, consumer associations and representatives of the lighting vendors have said that even behind the LED MR16 downlight. According to the Ministry of Sun Wei of Beijing Tongzhou Hang Tai Lung real estate property in the forum,: “We have a villa there is a commercial street, outdoor lights 8000 70W, before the use of traditional lighting, a year fee is about more than 500 million yuan (hereinafter referred to as the yuan), replaced by LED MR16 downlight source in 2008, the annual electricity as long as more than 100 million. ”
However, in China’s lighting market, LED high bay lights only a large number used in landscape, traffic signals, advertising display screen in the home market but have not been able to expand. In this regard, Pan Jing, lighting Beijing regional agents on the ground, said: “Many people do not buy LED lights more expensive than ordinary incandescent lamp, energy saving lamps are several times that is not worthwhile.” For the consumer, “Price “LED light penetration in the home lighting one of the reasons, and the uneven quality of products also reduced the confidence of consumers’ purchasing.
Beijing Association of Lighting lamps market Professional Committee of the Secretary-General Chang Yi believes that “high price” is just a misunderstanding by the public about the lack of knowledge of LED, in his view, electricity savings with LED lights, can be offset by the LED lights with ordinary the difference between the incandescent lamp, energy saving lamps. Also, LED lights more durable, unlike the other lights are easily damaged because of the number of switch. “Consumers do not understand these truths, in my opinion the root of the problem is the recognition of the LED lights should be improved, the LED business lighting market should popularize related knowledge to the customer.”