Energy costs are a constant concern when it comes to 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 be re-evaluating their lighting systems.

A Brighter Future

While metal halide bulbs have bee 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 according to this source. 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 then that 700 watts of savings per high bay can translate to a lot less power used, 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.