1.Energy savings up to 80%
With advancements in LED high mast Light technology and higher lumens per watts configurations now available, reducing energy consumption by over 80% is not unreasonable.Fanguang Lighting,China professional led lighting manufacturer,products up to 140~150lm/w. Coupled with controls like day light sensors and motion sensors, achieving reductions in excess of 80% is achievable. However, it is important to note that you need to pay attention to a few details.
2.Low Maintenance Costs
In addition to unnecessarily high energy bills, maintenance expenses can also become a “less visible” cost plaguing operational budgets. High mast lighting, parking lot lighting, recreational sports lighting often require the use of a bucket truck or lift to change out a lamp or a Ballast. As stated earlier, these lights are almost always on poles in excess of 15ft high.
Many buildings and facilities do not own a bucket truck or lift, and as a result have to hire an outside contractor to maintain these fixtures. These maintenance expenses can really add up over the course of a few years. For example, it can cost up to $1,200 in labor and materials to maintain a single parking or sport light fixture over the course of 3 years.
3.Good Lighting Performance
The most critical component of your outdoor lighting projects is the performance. Depending on the type of HID lamp your facility utilizes, the performance characteristics of your outdoor lighting can vary significantly.
For example, if you are using metal halide lamps you may see light that is “Whiter”, but these types of lamps tend to have accelerated lumen degradation, meaning the light output of the lamps decrease quickly after initial install, and as a result the overall lifetime of the lamp decreases. If you are using High Pressure Sodium you may see longer “useful” life as these lamps see less lumen degradation than metal halide, but their fuel structure produces a very “Orange” light with a very low Color Rendering Index. Basically, you trade a longer life for a poorer quality light, in regards to visual perspective.
