How LED Office Lighting Fixtures Lower Office Energy Costs

LED lighting is the best light option in the game—LEDs lasts longer than any other kind of lighting technology; they deliver bright and consistent illumination just as well as, if not better than, other light choices; LEDs are available in a multitude of color temperatures; and they consume a significantly lower amount of energy than fluorescent lighting.

The installation of LED light bulbs or fixtures in offices can help companies drastically reduce the costs of energy, in addition to lowering the necessity and costs of frequent light maintenance. LEDs are capable of creating the same level of lumens as fluorescent lights, but use less energy to do so. Consequently, LEDs last longer—up to twice as long as fluorescents—and can significantly reduce the costs of energy, which is especially useful in office settings.

LEDs Use Less Energy than Fluorescent Lighting

To illustrate the amount of money that can be saved by replacing fluorescent bulbs with LEDs, let’s take a closer look at a traditional 2-feet by 2-feet fluorescent troffer. In this troffer there are 2 u-bend fluorescent lamps. Each lamp is $5 per bulb, so $15 per lamp, has an expected lifespan of 20,000 hours, and uses 64-watts. Every weekday, this light fixture is in operation for 10 hours, which means it has to be replaced every 7 years. The fixture, with its 2 fluorescent lamps, costs 12 cents per kWh to operate, which adds up to a grand total of $20 a year to run.

Option One: Replace Fluorescent U-Bend Bulbs With LED U-Bend Bulbs

The easiest and least expensive option to replace fluorescent lighting with LEDs in offices is to install u-bend LED lamps in the place of u-bend fluorescent lamps. Superior Lighting offers customers 12-watt u-bend LED lamps, which are available in an assortment of color temperatures, including: soft white, neutral white, cool white, and daylight.

One u-bend LED lamp from Superior Lighting costs $23.95. If you substitute the 64-watts of the 2 u-bend fluorescent lamps in the example above with the 24-watts of 2 u-bend LED lamps, then you can see that LEDs can save about $10 a year in energy costs. Not to mention LEDs have an average lifespan of 50,000 hours, which is more than twice the lifespan of fluorescents.

Option Two: Replace the Entire Fixture

With LED retrofit light bulbs, it’s certainly not necessary to replace entire fluorescent office light fixtures with LED fixtures; however, LED basket troffers and flat panel light fixtures are available in an assortment of sizes and color temperatures.

Superior Lighting offers customers a wide selection of LED basket troffers and drop ceiling flat panel light fixtures to choose from. These light fixtures are available in 2-feet by 2-feet and 2-feet by 4-feet dimensions. The color temperatures available for these light fixtures include: soft white, cool white, and daylight.

Drop Energy Costs Today with Superior Lighting

Visit Superior Lighting’s website today to view our entire collection of LED office light fixtures and LED retrofit lamps. If you have questions and would like to speak to one of our knowledgeable lighting professionals, then give us a call at 1-800-545-7778 or fill out our online contact form.