An LED lighting upgrade is an effective, proven method to improve energy efficiency in all industrial and commercial facilities. The benefits for warehouses are especially significant, with effective warehouse illumination being critical to the productivity, safety and efficiency of these busy spaces. Here are some of the benefits, from accredited LED lighting services providers.
LEDs Reduce the Cost of Warehouse Illumination
On average, lighting can account for up to 40% of energy usage on commercial premises, a fact that is especially significant to high lighting-use spaces like warehouses, where lighting is needed for long operating hours as well as security.
Most warehouses utilise multiple high bay lights (mercury vapour or metal halide lamps) that run at 250-400W each. If this is the case in your facility, you can save as much as 80% on lighting costs when you improve energy efficiency by switching these out in a lighting upgrade with 90-150W LED lights. In addition, 50W-2000W metal halide flood lamps can be switched out with 10-W-1000W LED flood lights for additional savings.
Reduced Lighting Maintenance Costs
Lighting maintenance is a drain on finances and resources, making reducing maintenance costs key to productivity and cost-savings. This means sourcing lighting components that last longer and generate less heat, which reduced deterioration.
LED lighting services can supply LED solutions that have a life expectance of 50,000 hours or more – a lifespan of more than 13 years for a bulb used 10 hours a day, every day. This is 10 times the lifespan or more of traditional warehouse lighting solutions.
Heat released by traditional lighting increases wear on lamp components, reducing the lamp’s lifespan and causing its brightness to degrade over time. It also places your facility at risk of fire. LED lightbulbs are exceptionally energy efficient, so all the energy the draw in is converted to illumination. As a result, unlike metal halide, fluorescents and halogen lamps, they release very little waste energy in the form of heat and are exceptionally safe to run for extended periods of time.
Better Quality Warehouse Illumination and Safety with LEDs
Industrial LED lighting contains no mercury or toxic components, making them safe to use and easy to recycle. They are designed to provide even lighting through a space, unlike the high-intensity discharge lamps commonly found in warehouses that tend to supply a bright spot under the lamp with decreased illumination as you move away. This is critical for warehouse safety and to improve energy efficiency.
You can further improve energy efficiency using LED high bay sensors. These devices are ‘set and forget’ for convenience, and will automatically turn lighting on and off based on whether or not the warehouse is occupied, providing additional savings of up to 35%.
Accredited LED Lighting Services Providers and LED Lighting Upgrades in Australia
To find out more about LED lighting upgrades for warehouses, speak with the LED lighting services team at Quality Energy today. We can assist you with every aspect of this project, helping your business meaningfully improve energy efficiency.
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