Why Invest in Outdoor Lighting?
Landscape lighting is an ideal way to enhance the beauty of your home or business. And although increasing the aesthetic appeal of your property is important, investing in an outdoor lighting system also offers many other benefits.

Outdoor lighting can increase your safety and security by illuminating the dark areas—steps, pathways, driveways—around your property. If you are a homeowner, landscape lighting allows you to enjoy your property during the evening. We can transform your home into a comfortable, inviting living space by installing strategically-focused illumination that emphasizes the architectural details, pathways, trees, plants and gardens around your home. An outdoor lighting system also protects your guests by providing adequate light for them as they approach and leave your home.

A greener lighting alternative…LED lighting
While LED technology has been around for a long time, it wasn’t until recently that the technology was enhanced to meet quality standards. Now, LED lighting output far exceeds the traditional incandescent bulb output.

There are many reasons to install LED Landscape Lighting at your home: 
1. The quality of the light and the ambiance is the same or better than traditional bulbs
2. You will save 75% on your electric costs, thus greatly reducing electrical usage
3. No more lamp replacements and less maintenance (LEDs have a 60,000 hour life)

Here is a chart that demonstrates the difference between a traditional landscape lighting system compared to an LED landscape lighting system (10 fixture system) over its life-time:

12v Halogen System   12v LED System
$762.50
Fixtures
 $1,412.50
$1,070.00
Transformer & Wire
 $647.50
$1,560.00
Replacement of lamps as they burn out 
(at today's rates)
 $0.00
$1,402.16
Electricity (at today's rates)
 $330.74
$4,794.66
Total
 $2,390.74

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Illuminata has been certified as a Kitchler LightPro Elite Contractor


Illuminata has been awarded the 2008 Excellence in Landscaping award by the Landscape Contractors Association


Illuminata has been awarded the 2007 Excellence in Landscaping award by the Landscape Contractors Association