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When facility owners and operators of industrial and warehouse properties evaluate their choices for LED high bay fixtures, the marketplace is increasingly complicated. LED fixture cost is just one of the variables to consider. Lumens per watt (lm/w) is the key metric for evaluating efficiency and lumens per dollar (lm/S) is part of the cost evaluation. To level set the playing field, lumens per dollar over warrantied life (lm/$ Over Warranty) is an excellent way to determine value. Since the cost of operating an industrial or warehouse facility includes the labor to maintain the lights, this lm/$ Over Warranty is a way to help reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). More light over more time = lower cost, especially with the high cost of changing lights that require lifts vs ladders to replace.
This list ranks 10 top fixtures based on the lumens per dollar over warrantied life. The Independence LED High Bay fixtures, that are made in Pennsylvania, carry a 10 year warranty, and beat out the Chinese competitors.
716 Lumens per dollar over warrantied life: $595 Independence LED
Lm: 42600 Watts: 324 Made in USA - 10 Year Warranty
449 Lumens per dollar over warrantied life: $449 E LED Lights
Lm: 40299 Watts: 300 Made in China - 5 Year Warranty
400 Lumens per dollar over warrantied life: $390 Solid Apollo
Lm: 31200 Watts: 240 Made in China - 5 Year Warranty
390 Lumens per dollar over warrantied life: $489 Lithonia
Lm: 38100 Watts: 356 Made in China - 5 Year Warranty
291 Lumens per dollar over warrantied life: $852 eLucent
Lm: 49507 Watts: 400 Made in China - 5 Year Warranty
276 Lumens per dollar over warrantied life: $665 ILP
Lm: 36725 Watts: 300 Made in USA - 5 Year Warranty
215 Lumens per dollar over warrantied life: $743 eLucent
Lm: 32000 Watts: 320 Made in China - 5 Year Warranty
207 Lumens per dollar over warrantied life: $967 AL Series Relight Depot
Lm: 40000 Watts: 300 Made in China - 5 Year Warranty
162 Lumens per dollar over warrantied life: $1,367 Noribachi
Lm: 44310 Watts: 315 Made in USA - 5 Year Warranty
137 Lumens per dollar over warrantied life: $1,292 Noribachi
Lm: 35448 Watts: 252 Made in USA - 5 Year Warranty
In this 2016 election season with both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton talking about job creation through American manufacturing, these Made in USA LED High Bays from Independence LED and the other American LED manufacturers demonstrate that performance can come at the right price. GREENandSAVE undertook this research to explore the competitive landscape, and America appears to be moving in the right direction relative to challenging the Chinese on industrial strength lighting.
See the links above for more information on each fixture, and the links include the pricing for online product purchases. This data was collected on September 16, 2016, so the pricing may change accordingly.
