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Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Earns Angie’s List Super Service Award

Friday, December 23rd, 2011
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Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Northern New Jersey Earns Coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award

Award reflects businesses’ consistently high level of customer service

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Northern NJ has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor bestowed annually on approximately 5 percent of all the businesses rated on the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service providers.

“Only a fraction of the businesses rated on Angie’s List can claim the sterling service record of being a Super Service Award winner because we set a high bar,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “The fact that Outdoor Lighting Perspectives can claim Super Service Award status speaks volumes about its dedication to consumers.”

Owner Norm Cohen said “We try very hard to do the right thing for our customers.  It’s very gratifying to be recognized for that”.

Angie’s List Super Service Award winners have met strict eligibility requirements including earning a minimum number of reports, an exemplary rating from their clients and abiding by Angie’s List operational guidelines.

Ratings are updated daily on Angie’s List, but members can find the 2011 Super Service Award logo next to business names in search results on AngiesList.com.

Angie’s List collects consumer reviews on local contractors and doctors in more than 500 service categories. Currently, more than 2 million consumers across the U.S. rely on Angie’s List to help them make the best hiring decisions. Members get unlimited access to local ratings via Internet or phone, exclusive discounts, the Angie’s List magazine and help from the Angie’s List complaint resolution service. Take a quick tour of Angie’s List and view the latest Angie’s List news.

 

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Low Voltage Outdoor Lighting: What does it Cost to Run?

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

A well-designed low voltage system for landscape lighting is energy efficient and economical to operate.  An average outdoor lighting system of 20 fixtures will cost only $12 to $15 per month in electricity;  an LED system only 25% as much.   Low voltage garden lights and and low voltage deck lights and low voltage architectural lighting can all be very eco-friendly.

It is not uncommon for a homeowner to ask us how much it will cost to run their new  low voltage outdoor lighting system.  Often we are at their homes on a free nighttime demonstration, setting up some new, beautiful lighting and they just want to make sure their next electrical bill won’t break the bank.

Here are some calculations.  We often use a heavy-duty well light with a 35 watt bulb.  Let’s assume that light is on for an average of 5 hours a night, every night.  35 watts X 5 hours a night X 30 nights per month =  5.25 kilowatt hours.  The electrical cost will vary by location and possibly time of year, but let’s assume it is the average for NJ at 16 cents per kilowatt hour.   The well  light will cost about 85 cents per month to operate if it is on every night.

The other fixture we use often is a path light.  With a 20 watt bulb, that path light will cost about 50 cents per month to operate.

An average 20 light system might cost only $12 to $15 per month.  If the system utilized our latest LED fixtures, the cost drops about 75% to just $3 or $4 per month!  The best systems turn out to also be the most efficient and eco-friendly.

Please give me a call if you’d like to discuss lighting your property.

Norm Cohen

973-486-0819

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