Yields led “fluence”

Just curious if anyone using fluence or comparable led lights are hitting per 5’x5’ area? Seems like they fall short of what de can do not counting gpw because what does that matter? It’s grams per square foot that count. Are you able to compete with the de’s?

Never used Fluence but I will say GPW does matter. Where I'm located electricity rates peak at 50 Cents/KWH so being able to yield the same amount while using less electricity is a no brainer. More watts also means more heat which requires more BTU's of cooling and more electricity.

Another factor is that I have a 200A service, 100A for my house, 50A for garage, and 50A for grow. If I'm able to cover close to the same amount of square footage and yield a similar amount using 50A of LED's compared to 80-100A of DE's which I don't have room for then I would say that is a huge benefit.

Fair point. Those are crazy expensive electric bills. Are you on island? In my world space is expensive but electricity is cheap. Having said that less power is more environmentally friendly too. My comment on led is I see the “de” equivalent and wonder if anyone with a 650w led is hitting 2.5-3 per light.
I’d like to make switch but it’s an expensive one.

coolaidyoulove said:

Fair point. Those are crazy expensive electric bills. Are you on island? In my world space is expensive but electricity is cheap. Having said that less power is more environmentally friendly too. My comment on led is I see the “de” equivalent and wonder if anyone with a 650w led is hitting 2.5-3 per light.
I’d like to make switch but it’s an expensive one.

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I think that if space is expensive and electricity is cheap then led would be the best choice.

What are DE lights?

Dilago said:

What are DE lights?

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Double Ended HPS is what he is referring to.