What is LED Lighting?
Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting is the most up to date and modern technology when it comes to lighting installations. Not only is the light incredibly clear and bright but the electricity usage of LED systems in comparison to older lighting systems is far lower. We are your local LED LIGHTING UPGRADE electricians in Weybridge and can help with retrofitting LED lighting systems into your business.
Why is it a good idea to upgrade to LED lighting in your Commercial premises?
Commercial premises use a great deal of electricity every year due to business activities. This consumption not only proves expensive for the operating costs of the business but can impact the carbon footprint of the business and its activities.
One of the major uses of energy in a business is the lighting systems. Older lighting systems are not very energy efficient, have limited features to reduce consumption and can require more maintenance than their modern equivalents.
Up to 90% of the energy consumed by older lighting systems is wasted through heat. Modern LED lighting systems produce minimal heat in comparison and use most of the energy to create light making them much more efficient.
Enhanced Lighting Quality and Longevity
Not only are there savings to be made with an LED lighting upgrade but the quality of light produced by modern LED fittings is often superior to other lighting technologies. The quality of modern LED fittings means and the way in which they function means that they will last for tens of thousands of hours in many cases before requiring replacement or maintenance.
Longer lasting lighting systems means less downtime for your business whilst repairs or replacements are carried out. This means less expenses in labour, less costs for lighting, less costs for electricity and also minimises the revenue and potential customer losses when lighting would normally need to be replaced.
Automation Possibilities
Modern LED fittings have the ability to be installed in all sorts of ways to maximise energy savings, security and to reduce energy bills at the same time.
Motion Detection
Where there are low traffic areas in a commercial premises such as toilets, store rooms and corridors for example, there is the potential to install motion activated lighting that will only turn on when movement is detected.
The benefits of this type of lighting are:
Only using the light when needed
Where corridors or toilets are seldom used, there is little point lighting these areas 24 hours per day. Its far better to illuminate the spaces when required for a few minutes with lights that shut off automatically.
Minimising costs due to forgotten switching
Employee compliance with energy saving goals can often be a lost cause and it is common for switches and lighting to be left on when areas are not being used. Automated lighting is fantastic for reducing energy bills where lights would commonly be left on accidentally.
Security Lighting
Security lighting can be PIR controlled to turn on when heat and movement are detected meaning that under normal circumstances, the lighting remains off. When a potential intruder attempts to break in near a security light, the light will detect movement and the heat from the intruder’s body and switch the lighting on in that area making it difficult to break-in undetected.
Dusk until Dawn automation
Many businesses want to illuminate signage during night time hours for advertising reasons and dusk until dawn sensors are a great way to do this. Lighting need not be switched on and off manually but rather is controlled automatically to switch on during hours of low light or darkness.
Timer Controlled
Where lighting needs to be turned off after certain hours, timers are useful tools in this process. It could be the case that commercial premises are surrounded by residential properties for example where lighting needs to illuminate signage after closing hours but should not remain turned on all night creating light pollution, neighbour annoyance, and poor relations with the community. A timer can be set to ensure that lighting operates for set hours as required by the business.
Commercial LED Upgrade Electrician in Weybridge
If you would like to discuss a LED LIGHTING UPGRADE for your Weybridge business then get in touch with us and let us assist you with your requirements.
