Light Up 2017: Five Lighting Opportunities for Your Business

Wouldn't it be great to start off 2017 with an easy boost to your business? Installing efficient LED bulbs and fixtures is a cost effective way to deliver several benefits to your business. Let’s get the two obvious ones out of the way first:

• Savings: LED bulbs use up to 90% less energy than incandescent bulbs, helping you lower your utility bills.
• Convenience: LED lighting lasts 15 times longer than incandescent lighting and 2-5 times longer than fluorescent, which means fewer bulb change outs are required.

There are other benefits that make upgrading to LEDs a no-brainer for your business. Here are five ways you can revamp your lighting in 2017.

In many cases, this is the lighting your business relies on most, and making the switch to LEDs here will result in the greatest energy savings impact. Linear LED bulbs and fixtures can also improve productivity in office buildings and reduce error rates in manufacturing environments by improving employee focus.

Occupancy sensors

Bathrooms, kitchen areas and conference rooms are some of the examples of areas in your business that only need to be lit when customers or employees are using them. Occupancy sensors help out when people forget to turn off the lights when leaving the bathroom or when they’re trying to carry a hot bowl of soup back to their desk from the communal kitchen.

LED exit signs

You probably don’t think too much about your exit signs, but they use energy 24/7 and the more signs you have, the more energy you’re using. If you have older exit signs that use incandescent bulbs, replacing them with LED exit signs can save up to $40 in energy costs annually per sign. Additionally, LED signs last 10+ years, so you’re saving on costs to maintain the signs as well.

Refrigeration lighting

Cooler cases used by convenience stores, grocery stores, delis and restaurants can benefit from LED lighting in a few ways beyond cost savings. Because LED bulbs give off less heat, compressor fans don’t need to run as much to keep fridge contents cool. LED lighting can also help improve the look of the products displayed in the cooler cases.

Exterior lighting

In addition to significant energy cost and maintenance cost savings, higher quality LED lighting in parking areas and the exterior of your building can enhance safety and security for your customers and employees.

To learn which lighting upgrades are right for your business and receive up to 70% off the cost of qualified equipment installation, please visit our lighting page.