Tips to Improve Your Parking Lot Lighting
Updating Your Parking Lot Lights
If your business has been operating for more than ten years, it is likely to have some lighting fixtures that have become outdated, and parking lot lights are not the exception. When this is the case, you end up paying some very costly energy bills. Worry not! In this post, we provide some useful tips to improve the parking lot lighting and increase energy efficiency.
1. Group Relamping
High-pressure sodium and halide lamps degrade over time, loosing up to 40% of light output over a few years. And, while the energy consumed does not change, the light level lowers. Replacing all lamps will significantly increase the quality of light in your parking lot.
2. Upgrading Your Lamps
An upgrade from high-pressure sodium (HPS) lighting to metal halide would substantially improve the light color and appearance in parking lots. Metal halide (MH) lamps have a higher color rendering index, meaning the human eye perceives the colors as brighter, more vivid.
To enhance energy efficiency even further, you can install LED lamps. You will notice the difference immediately. Converting to LED from HPS or MH; you can expect a reduction of 50% in energy bills just from your parking lot alone.
3. Replace the Light Fixtures
If you still have “shoebox” lighting, think about replacing these with flood-type lighting fixtures. Floodlights are broad-beamed, high-intensity artificial lights that are designed to direct light to specific areas, such as sidewalks and walkways. With these simple changes, light can seem brighter even though the energy usage remains the same.
A well-lit parking lot attracts business and significantly enhances customer and employee safety. But, beyond installing the right lights to your parking lot, illuminance levels should be correctly established to meet the situation.
Expert electricians from GN Electric can help you determine which is the best lighting systems for your parking lot. Contact us so we can help you update your parking lot lighting in Baltimore.
