4’ LED Tubes are Ideal for DOE Ban on T12 Fluorescent Tubes

4’ LED Tubes may save the day for the hundreds of thousands of American Businesses that still have T12 Fluorescent tubes in their ceilings. The help accelerate the adoption of the LED Tubes, Independence LED Lighting, a leading U.S. Manufacturer of energy efficient LED Tubes, has launched a comprehensive $10 Million CASH for CLUNKERS Lighting program.

The incentive covers the cost of banned T12 tubes, proper disposal of the toxic tubes and ballasts, and an LED Lighting Retrofit Return on Investment (ROI) Assessment. The incentive is for U.S. businesses that choose to retrofit with Independence LED Tubes, which are three times more energy efficient and last three times longer than the obsolete T12s.  To further assist qualified business owners, Independence LED provides $0 down financing programs providing net savings from the flip of the switch. The program runs through 12/31/2012.

With almost 1 billion T12 tubes in U.S. properties, according to government data in the T12 White Paper, the ban covers more than 30% of American linear lighting. The cost burden of the ban could reach $18.75 billion, given needs for new 'legal' tubes, ballasts, and installation - a challenge for business and building owners.

Given the Department of Energy (DOE) July 14th Ban on T12 Fluorescent Tubes, the 4' LED Tube is an excellent replacement for the less efficient 4' T12 Fluorescent Tube, as well as the 4' T8 Fluorescent Tube or the 4' T5 Fluorescent Tube replacement options. Think of the T8 or T5 as slightly better versions of an old typewriter, when businesses really need new laptops. Another analogy is in the music industry. If you had the choice to go with digital music, you should go for it over buying a new cassette recorder to replace your old vinyl records. The LED technology is the step forward as a “leapfrog”and the timing of the DOE ban is a great reason to move forward...NOW. For 4' LED Tubes, property owners and managers naturally ask about the 4' LED Tube price. LED Distributors have learned that there is a key is to effectively sell 4' LED Tubes: Make sure that the buyer or facility manager fully understands his or her current annual electricity and maintenance cost to operate each tube.  Plus, familiarize yourself with the current available incentives such as the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) Tax Deductions that help the end-user reduce their costs through an LED retrofit. Focus on wasted electricity in the ceilings and the lifetime savings through the LEDs.

The “VALUE” of each 4 ft LED Tube is directly related to the savings that it generates. Don’t’ forget to factor in the offset cost of buying a T8 or T5 Ballast and tube. That fluorescent ballast and tube offset cost is like a REBATE for the LED tubes. Many end-users search online as part of their research files like this “Technology Differentiation” file on this page: LED Boot Camp put the LED technology in context relative to other options. The ten point advantage to LED technology helps Distributors and End-Users understand the value of technology like the Independence LED 4 ft LED Tube. Plus, the “Support Info Charts and Graphs” file on the same Boot Camp page also highlights the difference between the other Fluorescent Tube options as they relate to 4' ft T12 Fluorescent Tubes, 4' ft T8 Fluorescent Tubes, 4' ft T5 Fluorescent Tubes. Over the course of conducting research, end-users may look to order a sample or buy 4' LED Tubes to test in their own facility. In some cases end-users are not searching for LED Tubes at all, but they are simply looking to replace 4' T12 Fluorescent Tubes and T12 LED Ballasts with 4' T8 Fluorescent Tubes or 4' T5 Fluorescent Tubes.

The searches for online 4 ft LED Tubes creates come confusion among end-users in the marketplace over Engineering, Quality, and Value, the two files referenced above often help to inform end users about the need for robust LED thermal management and the reasons to buy 4 ft LED Tubes over any 4' Fluorescent Tube. US Made LED Tubes also build confidence, and it is even better if it is backed by multiple years of sales traction and installations. Wholesale 4 ft LED Tubes are typically available to qualified Distributors or other Authorized Resellers such as: Stocking Distributors for Wholesale Electrical Supply, Dealers, Maintenance Companies, Lighting Product Specifiers, Electrical Contractors, Value Added Resellers, Energy Service Companies, Lighting Design and Installation Firms, Construction Management Firms, and Cleantech providers for Solar, Wind, Fuel Cell, etc. that want to increase the ROI for their clients. For the 4 foot LED length, the goal for Distributors is naturally to buy a 4 ft LED Tube at wholesale and then sell the 4 ft LED Tube at a reasonable margin to delivers a favorable gross profit to the reseller and ROI for the end-user.

Often Distributors provide a 4' LED Tube as a sample but the coordination for Lighting Audits, Savings Reports, and Installation oversight naturally increases as the size of the projects increase to sell 4 ft LED Tubes. A picture is worth a thousand words so “Retrofit Photos” assist in the sales process across this American Energy Revolution. See Sample LED Tube Installations