Whether you are constructing a new facility that needs high bay lighting or looking to upgrade your current high bay lighting fixtures, there are a few things you should know before you make your final decision about the solution that’s best for you:

If your organization is looking to get the benefits of upgrading your older linear fluorescent lights with LED, one of the decisions you’ll need to make is whether you will replace the fluorescent tubes with LED tubes or invest in new LED fixtures.

Of all of the reasons to embark on an LED lighting retrofit project, the energy savings from the project might be the most compelling. Not only do the savings go directly into your pocket from a reduction in your monthly utility bills, but the carbon footprint your business is leaving is smaller. While the impact of the project on our planet is important, it’s the reduction in your utility costs that will likely get management’s attention and help sell the project.

In our last post, What
will you save from an LED Lighting Retrofit Project?, we provided a high
level overview of how to calculate the savings your business will recognize
from an LED lighting retrofit project.  As a reminder, the major
contributors to the total savings are:

1. Labor savings
2. Energy savings
3. Material savings
4. HVAC savings

In this post we will go into more detail about the labor
savings from an LED lighting retrofit project.