Electrical Industry Articles and Stories

A University of Michigan study found that while LED lighting options outperform fluorescents, factors like installation, upfront costs, and long-term savings vary. Retrofit decisions should balance energy savings, maintenance, and lifecycle costs.

It took a while, but people finally understand that watts don’t measure visible light output.

Lumens do.

Watts has to do with energy consumption, not light output. Getting some folks to understand that was a tough nut to crack, and I’m guessing some still don’t have a handle on it.

Emergency exit lights might seem to be a bit of a commodity – after all, standardization is built into their design through a range of building code regulations at federal, state and local levels. However, contractors do need to pay attention to the color of these lights when evaluating options.