1. Reduce their utility bills. LED High Bays uses significantly less energy than a Metal Halide or High Pressure Sodium High Bays. Typical energy reduction is 50% or greater. Yet, we typically see both an increase in light levels and increase in the quality of light. There are numerous reasons for this:
- higher CRI or quality of light index, so the light produced is higher quality. The general rule, you need less quantity if you have higher quality
- directionality of light: LEDs are directional, so if you design a fixture to shine all the light down, that is where it is going. If you think about a Metal Halide bulb, the light is going everywhere (omni-directional), so you have to rely on reflectors to get the light to the ground. Any time you have to use a reflector to gather and focus light, you lose effective lumens
- longer lumen maintenance. Our customer have told us that many HID and fluorescent products start bright and dim quickly. So while the initial lumens of some of these products seem amazing, it does not appear that all of them have staying power.
2. Reduced maintenance costs. Many high bay and fluorescent fixtures in warehouses and factories are installed at heights exceeding 30 feet or more. Top that with the fact that is not always practical to change a bulb in the middle of a work shift. The cost of personnel plus the cost of the lost floor time productions makes Metal Halide, High Pressure Sodium and fluorescent bulb and ballast replacement expensive. With exceptionally long life and extremely high L70 lifetimes, it is not unreasonable for one to get 10+ years out of a LED High Bay with little if any maintenance.
Some of our High Bays have rated L70 hours of 200,000. For factory and warehouse owners, this means years of maintenance free operation. During that same period, HID and fluorescent bulbs will have gone through many bulb and ballast replacements. That means additional bulb, ballast, labor and disposal costs.
3. Durability in extreme environments. Some factory environments have harsh conditions (such as vibration) that may cause Metal Halide or High Pressure Sodium bulbs to prematurely fail. LEDs, on the other hand, are solid state electronic light devices that are not affected by vibration or shaking. Among the list of reasons why our customers want to convert to LED Lights, durabilty makes our top 5 list.
3. Durability in extreme environments. Some factory environments have harsh conditions (such as vibration) that may cause Metal Halide or High Pressure Sodium bulbs to prematurely fail. LEDs, on the other hand, are solid state electronic light devices that are not affected by vibration or shaking. Among the list of reasons why our customers want to convert to LED Lights, durabilty makes our top 5 list.
4. Introduction of Smart Wireless Controls. By adding Smart Wireless Controls such as motion sensors, bi-level controls or a complete wireless control system, cost saving can be dramatically increased. A general rule of thumb is that controls can save you an additional 50% over and above what the LED lights are saving you. And un-like other technologies that see shortened life spans with turning on and off the fixture with motion sensors, our LED High Bays are not affected by motion sensors and constant on-off cycling. By nature of its design, you would not want to dim or add a motion sensor to a HID light, where it is practical to want and do both with a LED light.
Think about that. The possibility to reduce your lighting bill by 70% is now a reality with the use of LEDs and Smart controls.
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