How to Illuminate your Artificial Turf Garden while Saving on Energy Costs.

Lighting our garden can represent a significant energy expenditure, leading to an increase in our bills. In this article, we will provide some tips to help you save on lighting and your electricity bill.

Saving on energy procedures

Lighting the garden or any part of the house involves a significant expense that we can reduce by implementing some changes. However, it is true that we will not be able to lower the amount of our bill if we do not have an attractive rate in our electricity and gas contracts. There is an enormous amount of offers, promotions, and energy plans on the market, so it is difficult to know which rate to contract.

If you spend the day working away from home, and when you arrive, you want to enjoy your garden with those you love most, your ideal rate could be the “time discrimination rate.” This rate establishes a different price for the kWh depending on the time slot, dividing the day into peak hours—the hours with the highest demand and, therefore, the most expensive—and off-peak hours—the hours that pass during the night and, therefore, the most economical. If you plan to spend time in your garden during summer nights, the time discrimination rate may be the most convenient. Companies like Iberdrola, Naturgy, or Endesa in Seville offer these types of rates, which can be easily contracted by telephone or even online. But if you prefer personal attention, you can go to one of the customer service offices of Iberdrola, Naturgy, or Endesa in Seville.

How to save on my garden’s lighting?

The first thing you should know is that there is a fixed part in your bill, the fixed term, which you will pay every month regardless of the use you make of your garden. However, we can significantly reduce the variable term; this is the part of your bill that depends on the consumption you are going to make. Below, we give you some tips so you can put them into practice:

• LED lighting: immediately change all traditional bulbs for LED lighting, which will allow you to save up to 90% on consumption. You can place LED bulbs in the pool, in the lampposts, or even to illuminate the paths or corridors that go from the garden to the entrance of your house.
• Light distribution: the idea is that you should illuminate your garden as much as possible with the fewest resources possible. Strategically distribute the lighting throughout the garden. You can limit outdoor floor lanterns to signaling and security. On the other hand, it is also a good idea to take advantage of the vegetation to place garlands of light or lanterns in plants or trees. This way, you create points of light and can make your garden a much more welcoming place.
• Traditional candles: have you ever thought about decorative lighting with candles? They are a good option to dispense with electricity and give a much more romantic and charismatic touch to your garden. If you have a little more budget, you can even use torches. But be careful. It should never be the only lighting in your garden, due to safety and pragmatic issues. A night with wind or too much summer breeze could leave you without any light.