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LED Replacements for High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting

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Which Lighting System is Right for You?

LED lighting systems are changing the way we light our indoor and outdoor spaces. In interior high ceiling applications and exterior areas that traditionally use HID fixtures, LEDs offer significant energy savings and dramatically reduce maintenance costs. LEDs paired with customizable controls can save you substantially more energy than LEDs without controls as the lighting output can be adjusted to meet project requirements. Use the chart below to determine which LED lighting system best fits your HID retrofit needs.

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New LED fixture or retrofit kit without controls

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Comfort
Quality of light question.png Good Better Best
Controls question.png On/Off On/Off, Time of Day, Networked control capable ready On/Off, Dim, Occupancy, Daylight, Color Tuning
Life question.png 20-50K Hours Varies by type 50+K Hours Varies by type 50+K Hours Varies by type
Light Output Varies greatly as not tuned to the existing fixture Distribution tuned at the factory to provide good uniformity Distribution tuned at the factory to provide good uniformity
Glare question.png Glare likely Application-specific product reduces chances of glare Application-specific product reduces chances of glare
Incentives and Savings
Utility incentives (contact your utility for more information) May be limited or lower than new fixture Calculated or deemed Calculated
Energy Savings Good Better Best
Cost
Cost of ownership Good Better Best
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Installation Cost three-dollars-slash-scaled.png 2-3-dollars-slash-scaled.png 2-3-dollars-slash-scaled.png
Maintenance Cost three-dollars-slash-scaled.png one-dollar-scaled.png one-dollar-scaled.png

Links to a PDF and customizable InDesign files for the LED Replacements for High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting Comparison Tool are below.

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