Energy costs are a constant concern regarding a business’s overhead. You need to run the freezers, keep your heating going during the winter, and perhaps most noticeably, keep your lights on. While there will always be a certain cost, lots of businesses are cutting their costs and going green at the same time by re-evaluating their lighting systems.
A Brighter Future
While metal halide bulbs have been the standard for years, that standard is falling by the wayside thanks to new technologies. Light-emitting diodes, typically abbreviated to LEDs, are becoming one of the most popular retrofits for businesses. Warehouses in particular have been embracing these longer-lasting, environmentally friendly lights because, in the long run, they’re just cheaper to use.
How much cheaper are they? A 300-watt high bay LED provides the equivalent of a 1000-watt metal halide high bay in terms of light. That 700 watts of difference can have a big impact on a business’s light bill as well as on the strain it would otherwise put on the local power grid. If you take a full-size warehouse or large-scale store, that 700 watts of savings per high bay can translate to a lot less power and a lot less money spent on overhead.
It’s Never Too Late To Go Green
Just because a business already has a lighting system installed doesn’t mean it’s too late to cut costs and save energy. Green lighting retrofits are becoming more and more common, particularly when the up-front costs of the retrofit are compared to the long-term costs of using inefficient lighting.
