Lighting
Lighting: Energy Efficiency Opportunities
Upgraded lighting can save money through reduced energy use, and result in increased occupant comfort and sales. The most efficient light is the light not used.
Lighting consumes 25 – 30% of energy in commercial buildings, and is a primary source of heat gain and waste heat. Excess heat and energy can be reduced by implementing an energy-efficient lighting system. Upgraded lighting systems can also improve lighting quality to increase occupant comfort and productivity.
Benefits of a comprehensive lighting upgrade:
- Highly profitable energy savings and low-risk investment.
- Maximize energy savings opportunities for subsequent building systems upgrades.
- Successful lighting upgrades can increase management and occupant acceptance of other energy-efficiency projects.
A comprehensive lighting upgrade achieves your qualitative lighting objectives while maximizing efficiency and profitability. With rewards beyond the sum of its parts, this process integrates equipment replacement with deliberate design, operation, maintenance, and disposal practices. This whole-system approach takes what is frequently regarded as a complex system of individual decisions and unites them into a strategic approach that ensures that each opportunity is addressed and balanced with other objectives.
Avoid implementing only the easiest and quickest payback opportunities. While this may seem appealing, you will forgo quality-enhancing and savings opportunities that result from comprehensive upgrades. A simplified upgrade may yield faster payback, but you will sacrifice long term energy savings over the life of the system.
High-quality lighting design includes a comprehensive lighting analysis and the coordinated selection of lighting, fixtures, fixture placement, controls and room finishes (e.g., high reflectivity paint) to result in improved lighting quality and reduced energy use. To achieve the best quality and efficiency from any new lighting system you install, it is best to consult a lighting professional with experience in energy efficiency. And that’s Empower Energy. Contact us to day and we’ll show you how to start saving money through reduced energy use in your lighting. Call Mark Bell at 404.681.3270 or email at mbell@empoweret.com.
