Newbie using a Ping sensor to control a fade LED function

Not particularly, no. It also flickers a lot when the sensor reads past 61 cm (I set the LED to stay at 255 when the sensor reads closer than 61 cm).

By the end of the project, I need around 12 of those LEDs to be lit in order to get the obnoxious amount of brightness required. Thus, my problem with needing a power source will be a lot larger by the end.