Light Emitting Designs has set up LED high bays for the Indiana-based Dyer Indoor Soccer Arena. Switching to LED lighting resulted in the arena scoring points on three counts for energy-savings.
Firstly, labor and time was saved. Since the lights are always switched on when the arena is opened and the light fittings are not convenient to access and are high-raised, the lifetime of an LED bulb which is more than 35,000 hours, reduces replacement labor and time considerably.
Energy demand is considerably reduced from the energy grid. LED high bay light fittings are perfect for decreased wattage applications such as the Dyer Indoor Soccer Arena. Similar applications include warehouses, gymnasiums, and hangars. The U.S. Energy Information Administration states that 20% of the energy usage in buildings is due to lighting.
Therefore replacing with LED products can provide substantial savings. Until recent times, standard high bay fittings used mainly metal halide, high intensity discharge (HID), or fluorescent bulbs. Replacing with LED lights resulted in considerable energy-savings.
Thirdly, LED lights score high mainly due to the light quality. Initially when LED bulbs were commercially introduced, building engineers and facility managers were not concerned about the output. According to Tim Taylor, CEO of Light Emitting Designs, the light quality of LEDs has considerably increased and has higher efficiency, life, brilliance and color quality when compared to halogen, halide and fluorescent lights.