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I am not a fan of LED lights in public spaces or in my home. One of these streetlights was installed on the street a couple years ago across the street. In the beginning they are uncomfortably bright but will start to dim within 6 months or a year. It has already burned out once or twice and has been replaced. It may use less electricity but they are not long lived and I doubt they will save that much money money. In my home, there is much to learn about LEDs. If you are building a new home or are doing a down to the studs renovation, LEDs may make sense. Retrofitting just my kitchen from incandescent to LEDs was extremely expensive; about $10,000. I like them, they look great and they are dimmable; but if I had known all of the costs, I would have waited. You can not do this around your home piecemeal. Mixing incandescent and LEDs makes the incandescents flicker. If you want to use your old fixtures, replace all the bulbs to LED and change the light switches to LED compliant; as your old switches will not work very well and the dimming capacity of old switches with LED bulbs only achieves about half of the change you had before. Another problem is only about half of all bulbs are available as LEDs. Specialty, tiny based bulbs are often not available, neither are 5 watt or 25 watt LED bulbs. When using them outdoors, LEDs will not melt the snow & ice that accumulates on your outdoor fixtures. The real standout are LEDs as floodlights on your home’s exterior. They are bright and will use 1/3 to 1/2 the wattage of the older bulbs. So buyer beware and be sure your electrician has experience putting them in; there is a learning curve. Steven Pettinga, Indianapolis.