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[โ€“] corroded@lemmy.world 71 points 4 months ago (9 children)

The specs say it replaces a traditional 500w-1500w light source with a 200w LED fixture. I'm honestly surprised at how low that is overall. I would expect that a lighthouse would be using at least 10kw of power or more, especially in areas prone to fog. I can only assume that there are lenses to focus it down to a tight beam.

For comparison, I recently installed LED lights in a moderately-sized industrial area. Total power consumption is a little over 2kw, or 10 lighthouses.