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Valorgi™ | Business | Wisdom@valorgi For decades, the orange glow of nighttime streets came largely from high-pressure sodium lamps. They became common on roads, bridges, parking areas, stations, ports, and industrial sites because they were efficient for their era, long-lasting compared with older technologies, and capable of illuminating large areas reliably. Today, many of those systems are being replaced by LEDs. Unlike sodium lamps, which produce a strongly yellow-orange appearance and relatively poor color rendering, LEDs can provide whiter light that makes road markings, objects, people, vehicles, and surrounding details easier to distinguish. Their light can also be directed more precisely toward the areas that actually need illumination. The change is about much more than appearance. Modern LED systems generally consume less electricity, last longer, require fewer maintenance visits, can be dimmed or remotely controlled, and allow cities and facility operators to adjust lighting levels according to location and time of night. That can mean major operating savings when thousands of fixtures are involved. But whiter does not automatically mean better. Poorly designed LED installations can create excessive glare, unnecessary brightness, or additional skyglow, especially when very cool color temperatures are used. Good modern lighting therefore depends on proper shielding, sensible brightness levels, warmer color temperatures where appropriate, and directing light only where it is needed. That is why the transformation in these images can be seen across highways, ports, warehouses, stations, parking areas, parks, industrial facilities, and entire cities. The familiar orange nighttime world is gradually being replaced by lighting that is more controllable, energy-efficient, and visually accurate.
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@666sukuma The orange lights, had atmospheric effect when it rained. It was warm quiet peaceful. 😌
@art_machkalyan LED lights are better
@thehmvdog LEDs have spoiled the warmth of Christmas trees
@z5teve You cant see the stars as well now
@zankur I loved the halogen ....
@garyclarkbonsai This is why you don’t get bugs on your windshield like in the past! It’s true I saw it on the internet.
@imfaisal121 Leds are ugly.
@docjsim Low pressure sodium lights were orange but more importantly kept your eyes more open. You were more sensitive to detail. Now full spectrum lighting closes your iris more. Making nighttime driving more difficult. Full spectrum lighting is great for many applications but roads should have stayed orange.
@diskountoholidays_bardoli White led damage brain cell
@roblivelites we could do better all this pictures are much nicer tone than what it really was 😍
@hussbunny Mood is gone
@dkennedy.22024 So LED was suppose to save the planet! They are ALL made in China. When Obama passed the law he intended to use them to spy in every American home , building and street!
@kensayers2021 It's not about the colour Orange lights cut through fog
@alan_currie The old lights didn't mess up your sleep patterns, they were better for health
@pnwright632025 Bring back orange