Lighting Tips

Money-Saving Lighting Tips

• Replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent lighting to reduce energy use as much as 50 percent
• Replace standard T12 lamps with T8 high efficiency fluorescent lamps for an energy reduction of two to five percent
• Replace High Pressure Sodium (HPS), Metal Halide (MH) and Mercury Vapor (MV) with T5 fluorescent lamps for maximum efficiency
• Turn off as much lighting as possible during times your building is unoccupied
• Upgrade to LED exit signs
• Use timers, photocells, dimmers and Energy Management Systems for light control. Make sure timers and photocells are working properly
• Turn off exterior lights during daylight hours
• Use partial lighting before and after public hours
• Remove any unneeded lamps or rewire lamps for half-lighting