Lighting

The vast majority of commercial buildings in America have by now switched to decades old electronic ballasts and high efficiency lamps. All of these fluorescent tubes should be replaced at once with LED tubes. This hardware is state of the .art and will supply light superior in reliability and consistency. LED tubes consume considerably less power than these T8s, and TSs, contributing to a reduction in energy costs for air conditioning as well as demand charges for both air conditioning and lighting, as a result of less heat generated.

The cost/benefit ratio to install this extremely efficient lighting is well within the range of installation costs for standard retrofits employing obsolete equipment. Operating costs will be 30 to 40% lower, resulting in substantial energy savings. LED lighting can replace any and all Compact Fluorescent and Halogen Lamps while providing equivalent lumen output and color rendering. LED lamps contain no mercury and are not considered toxic or hazardous.

A tremendous amount of energy is consumed in providing light along our public thoroughfares and in our communities. We have an opportunity to replace these existing light sources with solar powered alternatives and to employ this option as we grow and develop. Even the devices that control these lighting systems, if upgraded, can yield maintenance and energy savings. If we examined all use of energy in practice today we would find most of them offer exceptional opportunities for improvement.

Island Energy Systems has partnered with the Best of Breed LED lighting manufacturers in America to assure that quality and efficiency goals are primary considerations whenretrofitting lighting systems.