Lamp supplier Crompton, has donated a number of LEDs to the historical Leeds Minster as part of a campaign by the Church Council to significantly reduce its carbon footprint.
The original lighting consisted of over 300 halogen lamps internally with 25 sodium floodlights externally around the building.
Running costs were high and problems included constant maintenance due to frequent lamp failure.
Minster council member Chris Jackson contacted Crompton for advice and they suggested replacing the old 60W Halogens with 5W LED MR16 lamps. These high powered lamps have low power consumption and have a life of 30,000 hours.
Chris Jackson commented: “We are extremely grateful to Crompton for all their valuable advice and donating the new lamps. Apart from the considerable energy savings we have achieved, the light levels have clearly improved by using the LED lamps.
Phase 2 will see the higher ceiling areas being re-lamped.
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