{"id":1885,"date":"2014-12-31T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T18:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/electricsaver1200.com\/blog\/?p=1885"},"modified":"2014-12-24T22:17:02","modified_gmt":"2014-12-25T03:17:02","slug":"awesome-leds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.electricsaver1200.com\/blog\/awesome-leds\/","title":{"rendered":"Awesome LEDs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LEDs are everywhere. They&#8217;ve been a popular alternative to traditional Christmas lights for a few years, but they&#8217;re also used for everything from street lights to digital clocks, table lamps and TVs. What is it about LEDs that makes them so useful?<\/p>\n<p>Unlike incandescent bulbs, LEDs don&#8217;t have a central filament. Electrons moving along a semiconductor produce light more efficiently in LEDs so they use less energy and are cooler to the touch. 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